Where does “mușchișor” come from?

mușchișor (Romanian) comes from Romanian mușchi, from Vulgar Latin musclus, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Ancestry of “mușchișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmușchimuscle; moss
2Vulgar Latinmusclusmoss
3Latinmūsculusa small mouse
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →