Where does “mežmala” come from?

mežmala (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.

mežmala (Latvian): border, edge of a forest; open area along a...

Definitions

  1. border, edge of a forest; open area along a...

Ancestry of “mežmala”, step by step

mežmala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian mežs

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

via Latvian mālā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmālālocative singular form of māls
2Proto-Indo-Europeanml̥Hdʰo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →