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Where does “myšь” come from?

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

myšь (Proto-Slavic): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “myšь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšis—
2Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “myšь”

  • мышь
  • мышиный
  • мышонок
  • мышка
  • mysz
  • миш
  • miš
  • мишар
  • mišar
  • мишка
  • myší
  • myš
  • миш
  • myší
  • myš
  • miš
  • мыш
  • мꙑшь
  • myška
  • myš
  • мꙑшь
  • myš
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