Where does “midyeci” come from?

midyeci (Turkish) comes from Turkish midye, from Greek μύδια, from Greek μύδι, from Ancient Greek μύδιν, from Ancient Greek μύδιον, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs — mouse.

midyeci (Turkish): mussel gatherer

Definitions

  1. mussel gatherer

Ancestry of “midyeci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishmidyeBivalvia
2GreekμύδιαNominative plural form of μύδι;...
3Greekμύδιmussel
4Ancient Greekμύδιν—
5Ancient Greekμύδιον—
6Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
7Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
8Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →