Where does “metla” come from?
metla (Czech) comes from Old Czech metla, from Proto-Slavic metъla, from Proto-Slavic mesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic met-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
metla (Czech): scourge; rod; whisk, balloon whisk
Definitions
- scourge; rod; whisk, balloon whisk
Ancestry of “metla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | metla | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | metъla | broom, besom; grass plant used for making brooms |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mesti | to throw; to sweep |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | met- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |