Where does “mežains” come from?

mežains (Latvian) comes from Latvian mežs, from Latvian mežas, 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.

mežains (Latvian): woody, forested

Definitions

  1. woody, forested

Ancestry of “mežains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmežsforest
2Latvianmežas—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmedjas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-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 →