Where does “մկանունք” come from?

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

մկանունք (Armenian): muscles, muscular system

Definitions

  1. muscles, muscular system

Ancestry of “մկանունք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմկանունքthe back; swell, waves, billows
2Old Armenianմկանfleshy parts of the body; the back; swell, waves,...
3Old Armenianմուկնmouse; muscle
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Old Armenian մուկն →