Where does “मूक” come from?

मूक (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European muHkós, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

मूक (Sanskrit): dumb, mute; silent, speechless

Definitions

  1. dumb, mute; silent, speechless

Ancestry of “मूक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanmuHkósdumb, mute
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “मूक”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European muHkós →