Where does “muccach” come from?

muccach (Old 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.

muccach (Old Irish): pertaining to swine

Definitions

  1. pertaining to swine

Ancestry of “muccach”, step by step

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