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Where does “मूष्” come from?

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

मूष् (Sanskrit): mouse; "stealer", "thief"

Definitions

  1. mouse; "stealer", "thief"

Ancestry of “मूष्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “मूष्”

  • musk
  • musky
  • muskmelon
  • muskiness
  • muscadin
  • moschatel
  • muscardin
  • muskroot
  • muskwood
  • muskily
  • musk duck
  • musciform
  • muscosity
  • emuscation
  • muscatus
  • moschatellina
  • muscata
  • musco
  • muscicolus
  • muscosus
  • muscada
  • muscus
  • moschate
  • moschatus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →