Where does “myška” come from?
myška (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian myš, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
myška (Lower Sorbian): Diminutive of myš; mouse
Ancestry of “myška”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lower Sorbian | myš | mouse |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | myšь | mouse |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *mū́ˀšis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |