Where does “mukes” come from?
mukes (English) comes from English muke, from English mook, from Irish muc, from Old Irish mucc, from Persian موش, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.
mukes (English): plural of muke
Definitions
- plural of muke
Ancestry of “mukes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | muke | Alternative form of mook; A kind of tree spirit |
| 2 | English | mook | A disagreeable or incompetent person; An... |
| 3 | Irish | muc | pig, swine; heap; bank, drift; scowl |
| 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 |