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Where does “мошнице” come from?

мошнице (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian мо̀шња, from Proto-Slavic mošьna, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

мошнице (Serbo-Croatian): scrotum

Definitions

  1. scrotum

Ancestry of “мошнице”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianмо̀шња—
2Proto-Slavicmošьnasmall bag; purse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →