Where does “помести” come from?
помести (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мести, from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.
помести (Serbo-Croatian): to sweep; to disperse, dispel, sweep away; to...
Definitions
- to sweep; to disperse, dispel, sweep away; to...
Ancestry of “помести”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | мести | to sweep |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | męsti | to stir; to trouble |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ment- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | menth₂- | to whisk, stir |