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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męta

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Latin mentha, from Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē).

Noun

*męta f[1][2]

  1. mint (plant)

Declension

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Alternative forms
  • *męty

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: мя́та (mjáta)
    • Russian: мя́та (mjáta)
    • Ukrainian: м'я́та (mʺjáta)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: máta
    • Polish: mięta
    • Slovak: mäta
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: mjatej
      • Upper Sorbian: mjatej
  • → Lithuanian: mėta
  • →? Romanian: mintă

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “мята”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), “męta”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b pebermynte (PR 132; RPT 109)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), “mẹ̑ta”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*mę̋ta”
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