Where does “Межигір'я” come from?

Межигір'я (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian між, 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.

Межигір'я (Ukrainian): A former women's monastery located in Vyshhorod, to the north of Kyiv

Definitions

  1. A former women's monastery located in Vyshhorod, to the north of Kyiv

Ancestry of “Межигір'я”, step by step

Межигір'я traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian між

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianміжbetween, among expressing position in space or time +
2Proto-Slavicmeďubetween, among
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Ukrainian гір'я

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianгір'яmountains
2Ukrainianгораmountain
3Proto-Slavicgoramountain; hill; any mountainous elevation
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgarā́ˀmountain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

Words derived from “Межигір'я”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →