Where does “muckiness” come from?
muckiness (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.
muckiness (English): The quality of being mucky
Definitions
- The quality of being mucky
Ancestry of “muckiness”, step by step
muckiness 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |