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

Declension of *męta (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *męta *mętě *męty
genitive *męty *mętu *mętъ
dative *mętě *mętama *mętamъ
accusative *mętǫ *mętě *męty
instrumental *mętojǫ, *mętǫ** *mętama *mętami
locative *mętě *mętu *mętasъ, *mętaxъ*
vocative *męto *mętě *męty

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

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 Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “męta”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], 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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