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

Definitions

  1. mussel

Ancestry of “мидия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianми́дияmussel
2GreekμύδιαNominative plural form of μύδι;...
3Greekμύδιmussel
4Ancient Greekμύδιν
5Ancient Greekμύδιον
6Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
7Proto-Hellenic*mū́s
8Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHsEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s