Where does “miészk” come from?

miészk (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian miech, from Proto-Slavic měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

miészk (Kashubian): bag

Definitions

  1. bag

Ancestry of “miészk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kashubianmiechbag
2Proto-Slavicměxъleather bag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás →Every word from Proto-Slavic měxъ →