Where does “междувременно” come from?
междувременно (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian между, from Old Church Slavonic междоу, from Proto-Slavic meďu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
междувременно (Bulgarian): meanwhile
Definitions
- meanwhile
Ancestry of “междувременно”, step by step
междувременно traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian между
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | между | between |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | междоу | between; among |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | meďu | between, among |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Bulgarian временно
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | временно | — |