Where does “замета́ть” come from?

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

замета́ть (Russian): to throw, to start throwing; to cover, to sweep,...

Definitions

  1. to throw, to start throwing; to cover, to sweep,...

Ancestry of “замета́ть”, step by step

замета́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian замести́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзамести́to sweep (up)
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")

Words derived from “замета́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →