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Where does “promijéniti” come from?

promijéniti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian mijena, 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.

promijéniti (Serbo-Croatian): to change

Definitions

  1. to change

Ancestry of “promijéniti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmijenachange; phase; lunation
2Proto-Slavicměnachange, exchange
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmaināˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoi-n-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “promijéniti”

  • promjena
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