Where does “подметить” come from?
подметить (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.
Ancestry of “подметить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ме́тить | to mark, to aim; to mark, to label |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mĕtiti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀdīˀtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | med-éye-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
Words derived from “подметить”