Where does “mêsti” come from?

mêsti (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic męsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment-, from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- — to whisk, stir.

mêsti (Slovene): to sweep

Definitions

  1. to sweep

Ancestry of “mêsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmęstito stir; to trouble
2Proto-Balto-Slavicment-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenth₂-to whisk, stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European menth₂- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ment- →Every word from Proto-Slavic męsti →
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