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
Ancestry of “موش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |