Where does “gjysmami” come from?

gjysmami (Albanian) comes from Albanian mi, from Proto-Albanian mūh-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

gjysmami (Albanian): wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Definitions

  1. wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Ancestry of “gjysmami”, step by step

gjysmami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmimy; mouse
2Proto-Albanianmūh-—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Albanian gjysmë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniangjysmëhalf
2Albaniangjymës—
3Proto-Albanianjūmatjā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Albanian mūh- →