Where does “мышеловка” come from?

мышеловка (Russian) comes from Russian мышь, from Old East Slavic мꙑшь, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

мышеловка (Russian): mousetrap

Definitions

  1. mousetrap

Ancestry of “мышеловка”, step by step

мышеловка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian мышь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмышьmouse
2Old East Slavicмꙑшьmouse
3Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Russian лови́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлови́тьto catch, to try to catch, to trap
2Proto-Slaviclovìtito catch

Words derived from “мышеловка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →