Where does “мишка” come from?
мишка (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 “мишка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | Михаи́л | Michael; a usual name of a bear |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | Михаилъ | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μιχαήλ | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | מיכאל | who is like God? |
| 5 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 6 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
Words derived from “мишка”