Where does “metla” come from?

metla (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic metъla, from Proto-Slavic mesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic met-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Ancestry of “metla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmetъlabroom, besom; grass plant used for making brooms
2Proto-Slavicmestito throw; to sweep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmet-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “metla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic met- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mesti →
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