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Where does “měxъ” come from?

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

měxъ (Proto-Slavic): leather bag

Definitions

  1. leather bag

Ancestry of “měxъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišás—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin

Words derived from “měxъ”

  • мех
  • miech
  • Miech
  • мех
  • meh
  • мијех
  • mijeh
  • měch
  • мев
  • мѣхъ
  • měch
  • miech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →