Where does “շիկամուկ” come from?

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

շիկամուկ (Armenian): brown rat

Definitions

  1. brown rat

Ancestry of “շիկամուկ”, step by step

շիկամուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մուկ

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

via Armenian շեկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշեկlight brown, reddish yellow; blonde
2Old Armenianշէկof fawn colour, reddish, leonine, light, tawny
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Old Armenian մուկն →