Where does “արջամուկ” come from?

արջամուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մուկ, from Old Armenian մուկն, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

արջամուկ (Armenian): marmot

Definitions

  1. marmot

Ancestry of “արջամուկ”, step by step

արջամուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մուկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմուկmouse
2Old Armenianմուկնmouse; muscle
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Armenian արջ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianարջbear
2Old Armenianարջbear; Ursa; carpenter's tool used in smoothing...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Old Armenian մուկն →