Where does “мидия” come from?
мидия (Kazakh) comes from Russian ми́дия, from Greek μύδια, from Greek μύδι, from Ancient Greek μύδιν, from Ancient Greek μύδιον, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs — mouse.
мидия (Kazakh): mussel
Ancestry of “мидия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | ми́дия | — |
| 2 | Greek | μύδια | Nominative plural form of μύδι;... |
| 3 | Greek | μύδι | mussel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μύδιν | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μύδιον | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |