Where does “Mican” come from?

Mican (Romanian) comes from Romanian Micu, from Romanian mic, from Vulgar Latin miccus, from Ancient Greek μῑκκός, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

Ancestry of “Mican”, step by step

Mican traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Micu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMicu—
2Romanianmiclittle, small; little boy, child, toddler, tyke,...
3Vulgar Latinmiccus—
4Ancient Greekμῑκκόςsmall
5Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Romanian mică

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmicănominative feminine singular of mic; accusative...
2Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
3Proto-Italicsmīkā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek μικρός →Every word from Ancient Greek μῑκκός →