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Where does “maiš-” come from?

maiš- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

Ancestry of “maiš-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin

Words derived from “maiš-”

  • maisiņš
  • maiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →