Where does “múuṣu” come from?

múuṣu (Palula) comes from Sanskrit मूष, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

múuṣu (Palula): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “múuṣu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूष—
2Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Sanskrit मूष →