Where does “muccfoil” come from?

muccfoil (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.

muccfoil (Old Irish): pigsty

Definitions

  1. pigsty

Ancestry of “muccfoil”, step by step

muccfoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish mucc

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

via Old Irish foil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfoilsty
2Proto-Celticwali-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →