Where does “метать” come from?
метать (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic метати, from Proto-Slavic metàti, from Proto-Indo-European met-.
метать (Russian): to [[thro; to baste, to tack; to throw, to cast
Definitions
- to [[thro; to baste, to tack; to throw, to cast
Ancestry of “метать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | метати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | metàti | to throw |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | met- | — |
Words derived from “метать”