Where does “మూషికము” come from?

మూషికము (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit मूषिक, from Sanskrit -इक, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

మూషికము (Telugu): mouse, rat

Definitions

  1. mouse, rat

Ancestry of “మూషికము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमूषिकrat, mouse
2Sanskrit-इकadjectival suffix; doer
3Lithuanian-ikas—
4Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Sanskrit -इक →Every word from Lithuanian -ikas →