Where does “мях” come from?

мях (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic мѣхъ, from Proto-Slavic měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

мях (Bulgarian): bag, sack (made of animal skin)

Definitions

  1. bag, sack (made of animal skin)

Ancestry of “мях”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмѣхъfur; leather bag; wineskin
2Proto-Slavicměxъleather bag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás →Every word from Proto-Slavic měxъ →