Where does “Miech” come from?

Miech (Polish) comes from Polish miesiąc, from Proto-Slavic měsęcь, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

Miech (Polish): bellows

Definitions

  1. bellows

Ancestry of “Miech”, step by step

Miech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish miesiąc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmiesiącmonth; moon
2Proto-Slavicměsęcьmoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Old Polish miech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishmiech—
2Proto-Slavic*mě̑xъleather bag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin

Words derived from “Miech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Slavic měsęcь →