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Where does “мустра” come from?

мустра (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Muster, from Italian Mostra, from Latin mōnstrō, from Latin moneō, from Proto-Italic moneō, from Proto-Indo-European monéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “мустра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMusterexample; pattern
2ItalianMostra—
3Latinmōnstrō—
4Latinmoneō—
5Proto-Italicmoneōto remind, to warn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmonéyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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