Where does “muszelka” come from?
muszelka (Polish) comes from Polish muszla, from German Muschel, from Old High German muscula, from Proto-Germanic *muskulā, from Latin muscula, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s — mouse.
Ancestry of “muszelka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | muszla | seashell |
| 2 | German | Muschel | a bivalve; a mussel; a snailshell |
| 3 | Old High German | muscula | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *muskulā | — |
| 5 | Latin | muscula | Diminutive of musca |
| 6 | Latin | mūsculus | a small mouse |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |