Where does “межа” come from?

межа (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic meďa, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

межа (Ukrainian): bound, limit; border, delimitation; boundary,...

Definitions

  1. bound, limit; border, delimitation; boundary,...

Ancestry of “межа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmeďaborder, boundary, balk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “межа”

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