Where does “намести” come from?

намести (Russian) comes from Russian мести́, from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.

намести (Russian): to sweep together (a quantity of)

Definitions

  1. to sweep together (a quantity of)

Ancestry of “намести”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмести́to sweep
2Proto-Slavicmęstito stir; to trouble
3Proto-Balto-Slavicment-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →