Where does “мета́” come from?

мета́ (Russian) comes from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

мета́ (Russian): mark, label, sign

Definitions

  1. mark, label, sign

Ancestry of “мета́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmētacone, pyramid
2Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
3Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
4Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “мета́”

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