Where does “meni” come from?

meni (Romanian) 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.

meni (Romanian): to decide beforehand

Definitions

  1. to decide beforehand

Ancestry of “meni”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meni”

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