Where does “meṣ” come from?
meṣ (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit मेष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European móysos — sheep, skin of sheep.
meṣ (Kalasha): a ram, male sheep
Ancestry of “meṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मेष | ram, sheep; fleece; anything woollen; the sign of... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mayšás | ram |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | móysos | sheep, skin of sheep |