Where does “menjati” come from?

menjati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Slovene menīti, 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.

menjati (Serbo-Croatian): to change; to exchange; to inflect

Definitions

  1. to change; to exchange; to inflect

Ancestry of “menjati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemenītito think, to believe
2Proto-Slavicměnitito change, to exchange; to think
3Proto-Slavicměnachange, exchange
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmaināˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoi-n-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moi-n- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maināˀ →