Where does “-мени́ть” come from?

-мени́ть (Russian) comes 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 “-мени́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-мени́ть”

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