Where does “megyékbe” come from?

megyékbe (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.

Ancestry of “megyékbe”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →