Where does “Mausmaki” come from?

Mausmaki (German) comes from German maus, from Middle High German mūs, from Old High German mūs, from Proto-West Germanic mūs, from Proto-Germanic mūs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Mausmaki (German): mouse lemur (Microcebus)

Definitions

  1. mouse lemur (Microcebus)

Ancestry of “Mausmaki”, step by step

Mausmaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German maus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmausmouse (animal)
2Middle High Germanmūsmouse
3Old High Germanmūsmouse
4Proto-West Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via German Maki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMakiprosimian
2Frenchmakimaki (ring-tailed lemur, Lemur catta)
3Japanese巻きwinding; curly
4Japanese巻くroll, coil, wind up; wrap around; tighten, wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →