Where does “ми́дия” come from?
ми́дия (Russian) comes from Greek μύδια, from Greek μύδι, from Ancient Greek μύδιν, from Ancient Greek μύδιον, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Ancestry of “ми́дия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | μύδια | Nominative plural form of μύδι;... |
| 2 | Greek | μύδι | mussel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μύδιν | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μύδιον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “ми́дия”