Where does “меченый” come from?

меченый (Russian) comes from Russian ме́тить, from Proto-Slavic mĕtiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀdīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European med-éye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

меченый (Russian): marked, labeled, tagged

Definitions

  1. marked, labeled, tagged

Ancestry of “меченый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianме́титьto mark, to aim; to mark, to label
2Proto-Slavicmĕtitito measure
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀdīˀtei
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-éye-ti
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-éye-tiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗˀdīˀtei