mustela.
weasel;
Meaning & usage
weasel
Where this word comes from
PIE word *múHs Probably from unattested form *mūstrelā, a diminutive from a Proto-Italic *mūstrā (“mouse-like animal”) (reflected in mūstricula (“last”)), related to mūs (“mouse”). Other hypotheses include: * From a Proto-Indo-European compound *múHs-dʰers-leh₂ (“mouse-grabber”). * Cognate with Proto-Slavic *mystlь, *mystlъ (“flying squirrel”) and Ossetian мыстулӕг (mystulæg, “weasel”), said to be inherited from Proto-Indo-European; far more likely, though, this would represent a Wanderwort of which the source is either Latin or Scythian. The relationship (if any) between these words remains uncertain.
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