Where does “mezník” come from?

mezník (Czech) comes from Czech mez, 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.

mezník (Czech): a boundary stone

Definitions

  1. a boundary stone

Ancestry of “mezník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmezlimit
2Proto-Slavicmeďaborder, boundary, balk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →