Where does “mchoszczur” come from?

mchoszczur (Polish) comes from Polish Mech, from Proto-Slavic mъxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša, from Proto-Indo-European mews- — moss.

mchoszczur (Polish): moss rat

Definitions

  1. moss rat

Ancestry of “mchoszczur”, step by step

mchoszczur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Mech

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMechmoss
2Proto-Slavicmъxъmoss
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmuša—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmews-moss

via Polish Szczur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzczurrat
2Proto-Slavicščurъplayful, mischievous, perky; void, idle; type of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewh₂-to lash, to swing, to buzz
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic muša →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъxъ →