Where does “Ми́шка” come from?

Ми́шка (Russian) comes from Russian Михаи́л, from Old Church Slavonic Михаилъ, from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ, from Hebrew מיכאל, from Hebrew אֵל, from Hebrew שמואל, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Ми́шка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМихаи́лMichael; a usual name of a bear
2Old Church SlavonicМихаилъ
3Ancient GreekΜιχαήλ
4Hebrewמיכאלwho is like God?
5Hebrewאֵלa God; God, deity; god, God
6Hebrewשמואל
7Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל

Words derived from “Ми́шка

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵלEvery word from Hebrew שמואלEvery word from Hebrew אֵל
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