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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

  1. to sweep; to disperse, dispel, sweep away; to...

Ancestry of “помести”, step by step

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