Where does “muccullach” come from?

muccullach (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.

muccullach (Old Irish): boar

Definitions

  1. boar

Ancestry of “muccullach”, step by step

muccullach 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 cullach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcullachboar; stallion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →