Where does “mēs-” come from?

mēs- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mos-, from Albanian mos, from Proto-Albanian mē tše, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

mēs- (Proto-Germanic): a spot; a sore; a scar; spot, sore, scar

Definitions

  1. a spot; a sore; a scar; spot, sore, scar

Ancestry of “mēs-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmos-a skin sore; skin sore
2Albanianmosdon't
3Proto-Albanianmē tše—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “mēs-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Albanian mē tše →Every word from Albanian mos →
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