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Where does “maso” come from?

maso (Czech) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

maso (Czech): meat

Definitions

  1. meat

Ancestry of “maso”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maso”

  • bezmasý
  • masožravý
  • masožravec
  • mase
  • masový
  • masa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →