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Where does “mežas” come from?

mežas (Latvian) comes 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 “mežas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmedjas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mežas”

  • pamežs
  • mežs
  • mežmala
  • mežains
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →