Where does “ಮೂಕ” come from?

ಮೂಕ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit मूक, from Proto-Indo-European muHkós, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

ಮೂಕ (Kannada): dumb, mute, speechless; a dumb man

Definitions

  1. dumb, mute, speechless; a dumb man

Ancestry of “ಮೂಕ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूकdumb, mute; silent, speechless
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHkósdumb, mute
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European muHkós →Every word from Sanskrit मूक →