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Where does “hiir'” come from?

hiir' (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

hiir' (Võro): mouse; computer mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse; computer mouse

Ancestry of “hiir'”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichiirimouse
2Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse
Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →