Where does “мы́шка” come from?

мы́шка (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.

мы́шка (Russian): "mouse", meaning "muscle"

Definitions

  1. "mouse", meaning "muscle"

Ancestry of “мы́шка”, step by step

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

Words derived from “мы́шка”

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