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
Ancestry of “మూషకము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मूषक | thief, plunderer; rat, mouse; a particular part... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | -अक | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -kas | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |