Where does “искромётный” come from?

искромётный (Russian) comes from Russian мета́ть, from Old East Slavic метати, from Proto-Slavic metàti, from Proto-Indo-European met- — to cut (by measure) (with an inherent sense of by measurement or time: "to cut down" > "to mow"; "to cut into" > "plow").

искромётный (Russian): scintillating, sparkling

Definitions

  1. scintillating, sparkling

Ancestry of “искромётный”, step by step

искромётный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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")

via Russian искра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianискраspark, sparkle; spangle
2Proto-Slavicjьskraspark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European met- →Every word from Proto-Slavic metàti →Every word from Old East Slavic метати →