Where does “mucky” come from?

mucky (English) comes from English muck, from Scottish Gaelic muc, from Old Irish mucc, from Persian موش, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mucky (English): Covered in muck; Obscene, pornographic

Definitions

  1. Covered in muck; Obscene, pornographic

Ancestry of “mucky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmuckmud, sludge; Soft manure; Anything filthy or...
2Scottish Gaelicmucpig; sow
3Old Irishmuccpig, sow
4Persianموشmouse; rat
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mucky”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →
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