Where does “meža” come from?

meža (Latvian) comes from Russian межа́, 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.

meža (Latvian): genitive singular form of mežs; forest

Definitions

  1. genitive singular form of mežs; forest

Ancestry of “meža”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмежа́balk, unplowed strip of land; border; little...
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 “meža”

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