Where does “подмечать” come from?
подмечать (Russian) comes from Russian подме́тить, 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.
подмечать (Russian): to notice
Definitions
- to notice
Ancestry of “подмечать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подме́тить | to notice |
| 2 | Russian | ме́тить | to mark, to aim; to mark, to label |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mĕtiti | to measure |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗˀdīˀtei | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med-éye-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |