Where does “muke” come from?

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

muke (English): Alternative form of mook; A kind of tree spirit

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mook; A kind of tree spirit

Ancestry of “muke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmookA disagreeable or incompetent person; An...
2Irishmucpig, swine; heap; bank, drift; scowl
3Old Irishmuccpig, sow
4Persianموشmouse; rat
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muke

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s
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