Where does “నోరుమూయు” come from?

నోరుమూయు (Telugu) comes from Telugu మూయు, from Old Irish mucc, from Persian موش, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

నోరుమూయు (Telugu): shut one's mouth

Definitions

  1. shut one's mouth

Ancestry of “నోరుమూయు”, step by step

నోరుమూయు traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu మూయు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమూయుto shut, close, cover
2Old Irishmuccpig, sow
3Persianموشmouse; rat
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Telugu నోరు

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguనోరుmouth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →