Where does “мета́ть” come from?

мета́ть (Russian) comes 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").

мета́ть (Russian): to [[thro; to baste, to tack; to throw, to cast

Definitions

  1. to [[thro; to baste, to tack; to throw, to cast

Ancestry of “мета́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicметати
2Proto-Slavicmetàtito throw
3Proto-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 “мета́ть

Every word from Proto-Indo-European met-Every word from Proto-Slavic metàtiEvery word from Old East Slavic метати