Where does “muicí” come from?

muicí (Irish) comes 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.

muicí (Irish): swineherd

Definitions

  1. swineherd

Ancestry of “muicí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmucpig, swine; heap; bank, drift; scowl
2Old Irishmuccpig, sow
3Persianموشmouse; rat
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →