Where does “mez” come from?
mez (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic meďa, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
mez (Czech): limit
Ancestry of “mez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | meďa | border, boundary, balk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |