Where does “zameniť” come from?

zameniť (Slovak) comes from Slovak meniť, 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.

zameniť (Slovak): to substitute, to exchange, to swap

Definitions

  1. to substitute, to exchange, to swap

Ancestry of “zameniť”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmeniťto change, to alter, to transform
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 →