Where does “ముష్కము” come from?

ముష్కము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

ముష్కము (Telugu): A testicle

Definitions

  1. A testicle

Ancestry of “ముష్కము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
2Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →