Where does “заменяться” come from?
заменяться (Russian) comes from Russian заменя́ть, from Russian замени́ть, from Russian -мени́ть, 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.
заменяться (Russian): passive of заменя́ть
Definitions
- passive of заменя́ть
Ancestry of “заменяться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | заменя́ть | to replace, to substitute |
| 2 | Russian | замени́ть | to replace, to substitute |
| 3 | Russian | -мени́ть | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | měniti | to change, to exchange; to think |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | měna | change, exchange |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | maināˀ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | moi-n- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |