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Source:*metlaProto-Slavic · “broom; from *mesti 'to sweep'”certain

Polish turned e before a hard t into o: miotła.

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broom

Polish

miotła

ˈmjɔtwa

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Russian
метла́metla
mʲɪtˈlainherited
An indoor brush broom is ве́ник.
Ukrainian
мітла́mitla
mʲitˈlainherited
Polish
miotła
ˈmjɔtwainherited
Czech
smeták
ˈsmɛtaːkdifferent word · Czech smést 'to sweep up' (same root as *metla)
Czech metla means a rod or whisk; a besom is koště.
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
metlaметла
ˈmetlainherited
English
broom