Where does “мек” come from?

мек (Komi-Zyrian) comes from Russian мех, from Old East Slavic мѣхъ, from Proto-Slavic měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

мек (Komi-Zyrian): fur

Definitions

  1. fur

Ancestry of “мек”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмехfur; API •  m inan; bellows
2Old East Slavicмѣхъ—
3Proto-Slavicměxъleather bag
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
5Proto-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 →
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