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Where does “suho meso” come from?

suho meso (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian meso, 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-.

suho meso (Serbo-Croatian): jerky

Definitions

  1. jerky

Ancestry of “suho meso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmesomeat
2Proto-Slavicmęsomeat
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmēnsā́ˀ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmḗnsmeat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →