Where does “మూయు” come from?

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

మూయు (Telugu): to shut, close, cover

Definitions

  1. to shut, close, cover

Ancestry of “మూయు”, step by step

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

Words derived from “మూయు”

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