Where does “kryptoměna” come from?

kryptoměna (Czech) comes from Czech měna, from Old Czech měna, from Proto-Slavic měna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maināˀ, from Proto-Indo-European moi-n-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

kryptoměna (Czech): cryptocurrency

Definitions

  1. cryptocurrency

Ancestry of “kryptoměna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechměnacurrency
2Old Czechměna—
3Proto-Slavicměnachange, exchange
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmaināˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoi-n-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moi-n- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maināˀ →
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