Where does “мета” come from?

мета (Ukrainian) comes from Polish meta, from Latin mēta, from Proto-West Germanic mōtijan, from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną, from Proto-Germanic mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

мета (Ukrainian): goal, objective; aim, purpose; idea, end

Definitions

  1. goal, objective; aim, purpose; idea, end

Ancestry of “мета”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmetafinish line, winning post; goal, end; range,...
2Latinmētacone, pyramid
3Proto-West Germanicmōtijanto meet
4Proto-Germanicmōtijanąto meet, encounter
5Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtą →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōtijaną →