Where does “међу” come from?

међу (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic meďu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

међу (Serbo-Croatian): between; among

Definitions

  1. between; among

Ancestry of “међу”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmeďubetween, among
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →