Where does “гумно” come from?
гумно (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic гꙋмьно, from Proto-Slavic gumьno, from Proto-Slavic męti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic minˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
гумно (Russian): threshing-floor, cleared plot of land in farms on...
Definitions
- threshing-floor, cleared plot of land in farms on...
Ancestry of “гумно”, step by step
гумно traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic гꙋмьно
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | гꙋмьно | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | gumьno | threshing-floor |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | męti | to crumple, to scutch |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | minˀtei | to trample, to crumple, to scutch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Russian говно́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | говно́ | shit; faeces, shit |