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

помести 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 по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →