Where does “мѣхъ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “мѣхъ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “мѣхъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás →Every word from Proto-Slavic měxъ →