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Where does “мышца” come from?

мышца (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic mỳšь, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

мышца (Russian): muscle

Definitions

  1. muscle

Ancestry of “мышца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmỳšь—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →