Where does “मूसा” come from?

मूसा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit मूषक, from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

मूसा (Hindi): a mouse; a rat

Definitions

  1. a mouse; a rat

Ancestry of “मूसा”, step by step

मूसा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मूषक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूषकthief, plunderer; rat, mouse; a particular part...
2Sanskrit-अक-er
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Classical Persian مُوسَی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمُوسَی—
2ArabicمُوسَىMoses
3Classical Syriacܡܘܼܫܹܐ—
4Biblical Hebrewמֹשֶׁה—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -अक →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas →