Where does “muckily” come from?
muckily (English) comes from English mucky, from English muck, from Scottish Gaelic muc, from Old Irish mucc, from Persian موش, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.
muckily (English): In a mucky way
Definitions
- In a mucky way
Ancestry of “muckily”, step by step
muckily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mucky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mucky | Covered in muck; Obscene, pornographic |
| 2 | English | muck | mud, sludge; Soft manure; Anything filthy or... |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | muc | pig; sow |
| 4 | Old Irish | mucc | pig, sow |
| 5 | Persian | موش | mouse; rat |
| 6 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |