Where does “megye” come from?

megye (Hungarian) comes 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.

megye (Hungarian): county, shire

Definitions

  1. county, shire

Ancestry of “megye”, step by step

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

Words derived from “megye”

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