Where does “метельный” come from?

метельный (Russian) comes from Russian метла́, from Proto-Slavic metъla, from Proto-Slavic mesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic met-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

метельный (Russian): snowstorm

Definitions

  1. snowstorm

Ancestry of “метельный”, step by step

метельный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian метла́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianметла́broom, besom
2Proto-Slavicmetъlabroom, besom; grass plant used for making brooms
3Proto-Slavicmestito throw; to sweep
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmet-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Russian мете́ль

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмете́льblizzard, snowstorm
2Proto-Slavic*metělьblizzard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic met- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mesti →