Where does “maiss” come from?
maiss (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic maiš-, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.
maiss (Latvian): sack, bag
Ancestry of “maiss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | maiš- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | moysós | ram, sheep; fleece, skin |
Words derived from “maiss”