Where does “muc” come from?

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

muc (Irish): pig, swine; heap; bank, drift; scowl

Definitions

  1. pig, swine; heap; bank, drift; scowl

Ancestry of “muc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmuccpig, sow
2Persianموشmouse; rat
3Middle Persianmwšk'musk
4Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
5Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muc”

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