Where does “mašta” come from?

mašta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian мечта, from Proto-Slavic mьčьta, from Proto-Slavic mikati.

mašta (Serbo-Croatian): imagination

Definitions

  1. imagination

Ancestry of “mašta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмечтаfantasy, daydream; dream
2Proto-Slavicmьčьtadream
3Proto-Slavicmikati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mikati →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьčьta →Every word from Russian мечта →
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