Where does “мач” come from?
мач (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic mьčь, from Proto-Germanic mēkijaz — sword.
мач (Serbo-Croatian): sword
Ancestry of “мач”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mьčь | sword |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mēkijaz | sword |