Where does “մկնաքիս” come from?

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

մկնաքիս (Armenian): common shrew

Definitions

  1. common shrew

Ancestry of “մկնաքիս”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմկնաքիսshrewmouse
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 →