Where does “մեշին” come from?

մեշին (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مشین, from Persian میشین, from Persian میش, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭩𐭱, from Proto-Iranian mayšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European móysos — sheep, skin of sheep.

մեշին (Armenian): a kind of leather used in shoemaking

Definitions

  1. a kind of leather used in shoemaking

Ancestry of “մեշին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمشینsheepskin leather; roan; leather in general
2Persianمیشینbelonging to sheep
3Persianمیشsheep; ewe
4Middle Persian𐭬𐭩𐭱—
5Proto-Iranianmayšáhsheep, ram
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmayšásram
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmóysossheep, skin of sheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European móysos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás →Every word from Proto-Iranian mayšáh →