Where does “mõõgasulane” come from?
mõõgasulane (Estonian) 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.
mõõgasulane (Estonian): swordsman knight's servant
Definitions
- swordsman knight's servant
Ancestry of “mõõgasulane”, step by step
mõõgasulane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mook | A disagreeable or incompetent person; An... |
| 2 | Irish | muc | pig, swine; heap; bank, drift; scowl |
| 3 | Old Irish | mucc | pig, sow |
| 4 | Persian | موش | mouse; rat |
| 5 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Estonian sulane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | sulane | Laborer for a livelyhood; mostly as the aid in the agricultural field, a farmhand |