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Where does “размежевать” come from?

размежевать (Russian) comes from Russian межева́ть, from Russian межа́, from Proto-Slavic meďa, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

Ancestry of “размежевать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмежева́ть—
2Russianмежа́balk, unplowed strip of land; border; little...
3Proto-Slavicmeďaborder, boundary, balk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “размежевать”

  • размежёвывать
  • размежевание
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