Where does “mišar” come from?

mišar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian miš, from Proto-Slavic myšь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mišar (Serbo-Croatian): buzzard

Definitions

  1. buzzard

Ancestry of “mišar”, step by step

mišar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian miš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianmišmouse
2Proto-Slavicmyšьmouse
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*mū́ˀšismouse
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Serbo-Croatian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianarare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mū́ˀšis →