Where does “myš” come from?

myš (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

myš (Old Czech): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “myš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
3Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “myš”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →
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