Where does “meh” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. blower, bellows; goatskin, wineskin

Ancestry of “meh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicměxъleather bag
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás →Every word from Proto-Slavic měxъ →