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Where does “mȅsti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mȅsti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mȅsti”

  • smeti
  • smesti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →