Where does “Mieres” come from?

Mieres (Asturian) comes from Lithuanian mieras, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiˀrás, from Proto-Indo-European meyH-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Ancestry of “Mieres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmieraspeace
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmeiˀráspeace
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmeyH-ró-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “Mieres”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyH-ró-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meiˀrás →
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