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

Definitions

  1. sack, bag

Ancestry of “maiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmaiš-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin

Words derived from “maiss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maiš- →