Where does “mišica” come from?

mišica (Slovene) comes from Slovene mìš, from Latin musculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mišica (Slovene): muscle

Definitions

  1. muscle

Ancestry of “mišica”, step by step

mišica traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene mìš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenemìšmouse (rodent of the genus Mus)
2Latinmusculussmall mouse; muscle; saltwater mussel
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Latin mūsculus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsculusa small mouse
2Latinmūsa mouse; a rat (the European black rat (Rattus rattus))

Words derived from “mišica”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →