ðə wˈɜːd ɪtsˈɛlf, tʃˈeɪndʒd tə zˈæmɪn ɪn mˈɑːdɚn pˈɜːʒən, ɪz kˈɑːɡneɪt tə ðə bˈɔltɪk zˈiːmz, slˈɑːvɪk zˈɛm, ɡɹˈiːkoʊθɹˈeɪʃiən sˈɛmɛl, mˈiːnɪŋ ðə plˈænɪt ˈɜːθ, æz wˈɛl æz sˈɔɪl.
The word itself, changed to Zamin in Modern Persian, is cognate to the Baltic Zemes, Slavic Zem, Greco-Thracian Semele, meaning the planet Earth, as well as soil.