Where does “micë” come from?

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

micë (Albanian): mouser; cat

Definitions

  1. mouser; cat

Ancestry of “micë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianmimy; mouse
2Proto-Albanianmūh-—
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Albanian mūh- →