Where does “omeđiti” come from?

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

omeđiti (Serbo-Croatian): to bound, mark, demarcate, limit

Definitions

  1. to bound, mark, demarcate, limit

Ancestry of “omeđiti”, step by step

omeđiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian međa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmeđaborder, boundary; landmark, marker
2Proto-Slavicmeďaborder, boundary, balk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Serbo-Croatian iti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianitito go
2Proto-Slavicjьtito go
3Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →
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