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Where does “мета́ть” come from?

мета́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic метати, from Proto-Slavic metàti, from Proto-Indo-European met-.

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-—

Words derived from “мета́ть”

  • метнуть
  • метаться
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