Where does “měch” come from?

měch (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic měxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

měch (Lower Sorbian): sack, bag; scrotum

Definitions

  1. sack, bag; scrotum

Ancestry of “měch”, step by step

měch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic měxъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměxъleather bag
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin

via Proto-Slavic mъxъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás →Every word from Proto-Slavic měxъ →
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