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Where does “mezi” come from?

mezi (Czech) comes 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.

mezi (Czech): API + "instrumental"; between; among

Definitions

  1. API + "instrumental"; between; among

Ancestry of “mezi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmeďubetween, among
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
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