Where does “házi egér” come from?

házi egér (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian házi, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

házi egér (Hungarian): house mouse (Mus musculus)

Definitions

  1. house mouse (Mus musculus)

Ancestry of “házi egér”, step by step

házi egér traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian házi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianházihouse-, home-, domestic; the members of one's...
2Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
3Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
4Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
5Proto-West Germanic-jā—
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Hungarian egér

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianegérmouse
2Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Hungarian -i →Every word from Hungarian -é →