Where does “mežeņš” come from?

mežeņš (Latgalian) comes from Latgalian mežs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic medjas, 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 “mežeņš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latgalianmežsforest, wood
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmedjas—
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 →