Where does “mysiogon” come from?

mysiogon (Polish) comes from Polish mysz, from Proto-Slavic mỳšь, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mysiogon (Polish): mouse-tailed dormouse

Definitions

  1. mouse-tailed dormouse

Ancestry of “mysiogon”, step by step

mysiogon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish mysz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmyszmouse
2Proto-Slavicmỳšьmouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Polish ogon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishogontail; queue
2Proto-Slavicogonъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Slavic mỳšь →Every word from Polish mysz →