Where does “мех” come from?

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

мех (Russian): fur; API •  m inan; bellows

Definitions

  1. fur; API •  m inan; bellows

Ancestry of “мех”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмѣхъ—
2Proto-Slavicměxъleather bag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin

Words derived from “мех”

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