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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

  1. threshing-floor, cleared plot of land in farms on...

Ancestry of “гумно”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicгꙋмьно—
2Proto-Slavicgumьnothreshing-floor
3Proto-Slavicmętito crumple, to scutch
4Proto-Balto-Slavicminˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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