Where does “мета” come from?

мета (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian metà, from Latin medietās, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

мета (Serbo-Croatian): target

Definitions

target

Ancestry of “мета”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	metà	half; centre, mid-
2	Latin	medietās	the center, middle part of something, midpoint
3	Latin	medius	middle; half; moderate
4	Latin	locus	place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5	Old Latin	stlocus	—
6	Proto-Italic	stlokos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	stel-	to put, to place; to locate

Words derived from “мета”

краткометни

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →