Where does “mieszek” come from?

mieszek (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *měšьkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

mieszek (Polish): Diminutive of miech; follicle; codpiece

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of miech; follicle; codpiece

Ancestry of “mieszek”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mieszek”

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