Where does “މީދާ” come from?

މީދާ (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit मूषिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

މީދާ (Dhivehi): mouse, rat

Definitions

  1. mouse, rat

Ancestry of “މީދާ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूषिकrat, mouse
2Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “މީދާ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →