Where does “взметать” come from?

взметать (Russian) comes from Russian взмести, from Russian мести́, from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.

взметать (Russian): to fling up, to throw up, to raise (dust, snow, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to fling up, to throw up, to raise (dust, snow, etc.)

Ancestry of “взметать”, step by step

взметать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian взмести

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвзместиto fling up, to throw up, to raise (dust, snow, etc.)
2Russianмести́to sweep
3Proto-Slavicmęstito stir; to trouble
4Proto-Balto-Slavicment-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir

via Russian мета́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмета́тьto [[thro; to baste, to tack; to throw, to cast
2Old East Slavicметати—
3Proto-Slavicmetàtito throw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmet-to cut (by measure) (with an inherent sense of by measurement or time: "to cut down" > "to mow"; "to cut into" > "plow")
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →