Where does “musati” come from?

musati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

musati (Pali): to steal, rob, plunder

Definitions

  1. to steal, rob, plunder

Ancestry of “musati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →