Where does “masa” come from?

masa (Czech) comes from Czech maso, from Old Czech maso, from Proto-Slavic męso, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mēnsā́ˀ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-.

masa (Czech): mass; inflection of maso: ## genitive singular ##...

Definitions

  1. mass; inflection of maso: ## genitive singular ##...

Ancestry of “masa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmasomeat
2Old Czechmasomeat
3Proto-Slavicmęsomeat
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmēnsā́ˀ—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗnsmeat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

Words derived from “masa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →