Where does “mašta” come from?
mašta (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Russian мечта, from Proto-Slavic mьčьta, from Proto-Slavic mikati.
mašta (Serbo-Croatian): imagination
Ancestry of “mašta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | мечта | fantasy, daydream; dream |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mьčьta | dream |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mikati | — |