Where does “muslo” come from?

muslo (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin musclus, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muslo (Spanish): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “muslo”, step by step

muslo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin musclus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmusclusmoss
2Latinmūsculusa small mouse
3Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
4Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Turkish Müslüman

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishMüslümanMuslim
2Ottoman TurkishمسلمانMuslim
3Classical Persianمُسَلْمَان—

Words derived from “muslo”

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