Where does “mecha” come from?
mecha (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian mech, from Proto-Slavic mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša, from Proto-Indo-European mews- — moss.
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- inflection of mech:
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Ancestry of “mecha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | mech | moss |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mъxъ | moss |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | muša | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mews- | moss |