Where does “మూషకము” come from?

మూషకము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मूषक, from Sanskrit -अक, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

మూషకము (Telugu): mouse, rat

Definitions

  1. mouse, rat

Ancestry of “మూషకము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूषकthief, plunderer; rat, mouse; a particular part...
2Sanskrit-अक-er
3Proto-Indo-Iranian-kasCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -अक →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian -kas →