Where does “μῦς” come from?

μῦς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

μῦς (Ancient Greek): mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale

Definitions

  1. mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale

Ancestry of “μῦς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
2Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “μῦς”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →