Where does “موش” come from?

موش (Persian) comes from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

موش (Persian): mouse; rat

Definitions

  1. mouse; rat

Ancestry of “موش”, step by step

موش traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian mwšk'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmwšk'musk
2Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
3Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Armenian Մուշ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՄուշ—

Words derived from “موش”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →