Where does “mëszôk” come from?

mëszôk (Kashubian) comes from Kashubian mësz, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mëszôk (Kashubian): hamster

Definitions

  1. hamster

Ancestry of “mëszôk”, step by step

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