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Where does “мех” come from?

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

мех (Serbo-Croatian): blower, bellows; goatskin, wineskin

Definitions

  1. blower, bellows; goatskin, wineskin

Ancestry of “мех”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměxъleather bag
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišás—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin
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