Where does “помусти” come from?

помусти (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

помусти (Serbo-Croatian): to milk

Definitions

  1. to milk

Ancestry of “помусти”, step by step

помусти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Serbo-Croatian му̏сти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianму̏стиto milk
2Proto-Slavicmelstito milk
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmelźtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →