Where does “megyék” come from?

megyék (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian megye, from Serbo-Croatian međa, 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.

megyék (Hungarian): nominative plural of megye

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of megye

Ancestry of “megyék”, step by step

megyék traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian megye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmegyecounty, shire
2Serbo-Croatianmeđaborder, boundary; landmark, marker
3Proto-Slavicmeďaborder, boundary, balk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Hungarian megy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianmegyto go
2Proto-Uralicmene-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →