Where does “μύδι” come from?

μύδι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μύδιν, from Ancient Greek μύδιον, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

μύδι (Greek): mussel

Definitions

  1. mussel

Ancestry of “μύδι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύδιν
2Ancient Greekμύδιον
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “μύδι

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