Where does “измѣнити” come from?

измѣнити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic мѣнити, from Proto-Slavic měniti, from Proto-Slavic měna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maināˀ, from Proto-Indo-European moi-n-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

измѣнити (Old Church Slavonic): to change

Definitions

  1. to change

Ancestry of “измѣнити”, step by step

измѣнити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic мѣнити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмѣнитиto think
2Proto-Slavicměnitito change, to exchange; to think
3Proto-Slavicměnachange, exchange
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmaināˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoi-n-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Proto-Slavic *izměniti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*izměniti—

Words derived from “измѣнити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moi-n- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maināˀ →