Where does “međunarodni” come from?

međunarodni (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian među, 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.

međunarodni (Serbo-Croatian): international

Definitions

  1. international

Ancestry of “međunarodni”, step by step

međunarodni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian među

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmeđubetween; among; accusative singular of međa
2Proto-Slavicmeďubetween, among
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Serbo-Croatian narodni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannarodnifolk; people; people's; national
2Proto-Slavicnarodьnъpopular, of the tribe, people or nation
3Proto-Slavicnarodъpeople, nation
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnōradas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →