Where does “меч” come from?

меч (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic mьčь, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.

меч (Belarusian): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “меч”, step by step

меч traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic mьčь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmьčьsword
2Proto-Germanicmēkijazsword

via Proto-Slavic mečь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicmečьAlternative form of *mь̀čь
Every word from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьčь →
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