Where does “meso” come from?
meso (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic męso, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mēnsā́ˀ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mḗns, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.
meso (Serbo-Croatian): meat
Ancestry of “meso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | męso | meat |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mēnsā́ˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | mḗns | meat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
Words derived from “meso”