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Where does “mena” come from?

mena (Slovak) comes 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.

mena (Slovak): currency

Definitions

  1. currency

Ancestry of “mena”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mena”

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