Where does “*měšьkъ” come from?

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

*měšьkъ (Proto-Slavic): little bag

Definitions

  1. little bag

Ancestry of “*měšьkъ”, step by step

*měšьkъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás

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

via Proto-Indo-European moiso-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmoiso-—

Words derived from “*měšьkъ”

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