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Where does “mīts” come from?

mīts (Latvian) comes from Latvian mīt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic minˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mīts (Latvian): myth; indefinite past passive participle of mīt

Definitions

  1. myth; indefinite past passive participle of mīt

Ancestry of “mīts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmītto tread; to press; to pedal
2Proto-Balto-Slavicminˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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