Where does “mușchios” come from?

mușchios (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.

mușchios (Romanian): muscular; mossy

Definitions

  1. muscular; mossy

Ancestry of “mușchios”, step by step

mușchios traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian mușchi

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

via Romanian os

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianosbone
2Latinossumbone; kernel, stone
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →