Where does “метание” come from?

метание (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").

метание (Russian): throwing; casting; tossing

Definitions

  1. throwing; casting; tossing

Ancestry of “метание”, step by step

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")
Every word from Proto-Indo-European met- →Every word from Proto-Slavic metàti →Every word from Old East Slavic метати →