Where does “mech” come from?

mech (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic *mě̑xъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic maišás, from Proto-Indo-European moysós — ram, sheep; fleece, skin.

mech (Slovak): bag; bellows

Definitions

  1. bag; bellows

Ancestry of “mech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*mě̑xъleather 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 *mě̑xъ →