Where does “měšeček” come from?

měšeček (Czech) comes from Czech měšec, from Czech měch, from Old Czech mech, from Proto-Slavic mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša, from Proto-Indo-European mews- — moss.

Ancestry of “měšeček”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechměšecpurse, pouch
2Czechměchbellows
3Old Czechmechmoss
4Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mews-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mušaEvery word from Proto-Slavic mъxъ