Where does “apmainīšana” come from?

apmainīšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian apmainīt, from Latvian mainīt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mainas, from Proto-Indo-European moy-no-s, from Proto-Indo-European moy-.

apmainīšana (Latvian): exchange, exchanging, swapping; verbal noun of...

Definitions

  1. exchange, exchanging, swapping; verbal noun of...

Ancestry of “apmainīšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianapmainītto swap, to exchange something for something...
2Latvianmainītto change, to exchange; to change, to replace; to...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmainas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoy-no-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moy-no-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mainas →