Where does “мета́” come from?

мета́ (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic мести, from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.

мета́ (Bulgarian): to sweep

Definitions

  1. to sweep

Ancestry of “мета́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicместиto throw; to sweep
2Proto-Slavicmęstito stir; to trouble
3Proto-Balto-Slavicment-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir

Words derived from “мета́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →