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Polish miękki
English mingle (mention)
Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkakas (inherited)
Proto-Indo-European (inherited)
Proto-Indo-European *menk- (mention)
Proto-Slavic *mękъkъ (inherited)

Lithuanian minkštas (cognate)
Latvian mīksts (cognate)
Polish mięczak (affix)
Polish miękko (affix)
Polish mięciutki (affix)
Polish miękkość (affix)
Polish zmiękczać (affix)
Polish miękisz (affix)
Polish miękkawy (affix)
Slovak mäkký (cognate)
Silesian miynki (cognate)