Where does “pamežs” come from?

pamežs (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.

pamežs (Latvian): underbrush; undergrowth; underwood

Definitions

  1. underbrush; undergrowth; underwood

Ancestry of “pamežs”, step by step

pamežs 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 pa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpaon; along; to
2Latvianreiziaccusative singular form of reize; instrumental...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →