Where does “miyszek” come from?

miyszek (Silesian) comes from Polish mieszek, from Proto-Slavic *měšьkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

miyszek (Silesian): coin purse

Definitions

  1. coin purse

Ancestry of “miyszek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishmieszekDiminutive of miech; follicle; codpiece
2Proto-Slavic*měšьkъlittle bag
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmaišásbag, sack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoysósram, sheep; fleece, skin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European moysós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás →Every word from Proto-Slavic *měšьkъ →
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