Where does “kulomiot” come from?

kulomiot (Polish) comes from Polish miotać, from Proto-Slavic metàti, from Proto-Indo-European met- — to cut (by measure) (with an inherent sense of by measurement or time: "to cut down" > "to mow"; "to cut into" > "plow").

kulomiot (Polish): shot-putter

Definitions

  1. shot-putter

Ancestry of “kulomiot”, step by step

kulomiot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish miotać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmiotaćto fling, hurl
2Proto-Slavicmetàtito throw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmet-to cut (by measure) (with an inherent sense of by measurement or time: "to cut down" > "to mow"; "to cut into" > "plow")

via Polish kula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkulaball; bullet; crutch
2Middle High Germankūle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European met-Every word from Proto-Slavic metàtiEvery word from Polish miotać
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