Where does “метла” come from?

метла (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic metъla, from Proto-Slavic mesti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic met-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

метла (Serbo-Croatian): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “метла”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmetъlabroom, besom; grass plant used for making brooms
2Proto-Slavicmestito throw; to sweep
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmet-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic met- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mesti →