Moksha

Adverb

мес • ‎(mes)

1. why
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, ISBN 978-5-91940-080-6, page 520

     Мес ламос?‎

     Mes lamos?

     Why so long ~ why does it take so long?

Conjunction

мес • ‎(mes)

1. (with сяс ‎(sjas)) as, as a consequence
   • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, ISBN 978-5-91940-080-6, page 373

     постольку (..) поскольку — сяс (..) мес‎

     postolʹku (..) poskolʹku — sjas (..) mes

     therefore (..) as [in Russian] — therefore (..) as

Derived terms

• сяс мес ‎(sjas mes)

Coordinate terms

• мезенкса ‎(mezenksa)
• мезенди ‎(mezendi)

References

1. ↑ Veršinin, V. I. (2005) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mordovskix (erzjanskovo i mokšanskovo) jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 2, Joškar Ola, page 238