Where does “մկան” come from?

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

մկան (Armenian): muscle

Definitions

  1. muscle

Ancestry of “մկան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմկանfleshy parts of the body; the back; swell, waves,...
2Old Armenianմուկնmouse; muscle
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Old Armenian մուկն →