Where does “мышь” come from?

мышь (Russian) comes 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.

мышь (Russian): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “мышь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “мышь”

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