Where does “micak” come from?

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

micak (Albanian): wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Definitions

  1. wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Ancestry of “micak”, 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- →
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