Greek μῦς preserves the inherited long-vowel mouse stem represented by reconstructed *mūs-; the inflected stem appears as μυ-.
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μῦς
mouse; also a muscle of the body
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European prehistory · mouse family*mūs-
mouse; also the family behind specialized muscle words
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The inherited mouse word also acquires the anatomical muscle sense within Greek.
Proto-Indo-European prehistory to attested Ancient Greek.
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probable — The Greek form and polysemy are attested; the Indo-European ancestor is reconstructed by cross-branch comparison.
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Indo-European Root mūs-Indo-European root mūs-, Greek and Latin reflexes
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Places Greek μῦς in the reconstructed cross-branch mouse family.
Indo-European Lexicon: mūs-Indo-European Lexicon mūs-, Greek reflex
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Provides independent comparative support for the reconstructed mouse family.
μῦς — Liddell and Scott Ancient Greek DictionaryHeadword μῦς, senses I and II
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the attested Greek form and its mouse-to-muscle polysemy.
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