Where does “mainīšana” come from?

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

mainīšana (Latvian): change, changing; verbal noun of mainīt

Definitions

  1. change, changing; verbal noun of mainīt

Ancestry of “mainīšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmainītto change, to exchange; to change, to replace; to...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmainas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoy-no-s—
4Proto-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 →