Where does “meč” come from?
meč (Czech) comes from Old Czech meč, from Proto-Slavic mečь, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.
meč (Czech): sword
Ancestry of “meč”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | meč | sword |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mečь | Alternative form of *mь̀čь |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mēkijaz | sword |