Where does “medzinárodný” come from?

medzinárodný (Slovak) comes from Slovak medzi, 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.

medzinárodný (Slovak): international

Definitions

  1. international

Ancestry of “medzinárodný”, step by step

medzinárodný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak medzi

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

via Slovak národný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaknárodnýnational
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 →