Where does “mah” come from?

mah (Slovene) comes from English Mach, from Slovak Mach, from Proto-Slavic mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša, from Proto-Indo-European mews- — moss.

mah (Slovene): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “mah”, step by step

mah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMacha ratio of the speed to the speed of sound in...
2SlovakMachmoss
3Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss

via German gemach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemachslowly!, easy!
2Middle High Germangemach—
3Old High Germangimah—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъxъ →