Where does “metъla” come from?

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

metъla (Proto-Slavic): broom, besom; grass plant used for making brooms

Definitions

  1. broom, besom; grass plant used for making brooms

Ancestry of “metъla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmestito throw; to sweep
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmet-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “metъla”

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