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Where does “подменить” come from?

подменить (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “подменить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-мени́ть—
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 “подменить”

  • подменять
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