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
Ancestry of “međunarodni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | među | between; among; accusative singular of međa |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | meďu | between, among |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |