Where does “myšák” come from?

myšák (Czech) comes from Czech myš, from Old Czech myš, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

myšák (Czech): male mouse

Definitions

  1. male mouse

Ancestry of “myšák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmyšmouse
2Old Czechmyšmouse
3Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →
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