Where does “омести” come from?

омести (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мести, from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.

омести (Serbo-Croatian): to disrupt, hamper, hinder, interfere with; to...

Definitions

  1. to disrupt, hamper, hinder, interfere with; to...

Ancestry of “омести”, step by step

омести traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian мести

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianместиto sweep
2Proto-Slavicmęstito stir; to trouble
3Proto-Balto-Slavicment-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →