Where does “քնամուկ” come from?

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

քնամուկ (Armenian): dormouse

Definitions

  1. dormouse

Ancestry of “քնամուկ”, step by step

քնամուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մուկ

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

via Armenian քուն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianքունsleep, slumber
2Old Armenianքունsleep, slumber, nap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswópno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Old Armenian մուկն →