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Where does “отметина” come from?

отметина (Russian) comes from Russian отме́тить, 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.

отметина (Russian): mark, sign; trace, imprint; different-colored...

Definitions

  1. mark, sign; trace, imprint; different-colored...

Ancestry of “отметина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотме́титьto mark, to note
2Russianме́титьto mark, to aim; to mark, to label
3Proto-Slavicmĕtiti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗˀdīˀtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-éye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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