Where does “мѣтити” come from?
мѣтити (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic mĕtiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀdīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European med-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
Ancestry of “мѣтити”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mĕtiti | to measure |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀdīˀtei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | med-éye-ti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |