Where does “Mesa” come from?

Mesa (Indonesian) comes from Sanskrit मेष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European móysos — sheep, skin of sheep.

Mesa (Indonesian): Aries

Definitions

  1. Aries

Ancestry of “Mesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमेषram, sheep; fleece; anything woollen; the sign of...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmayšásram
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmóysossheep, skin of sheep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European móysosEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšásEvery word from Sanskrit मेष