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Where does “Müge” come from?

Müge (Turkish) comes from French muguet, from Old French mugue, from Old French muscade, from Latin muscada, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.

Ancestry of “Müge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmuguetlily of the valley; thrush
2Old Frenchmugue—
3Old Frenchmuscade—
4Latinmuscada—
5Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
6Middle Persianmwšk'musk
7Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
8Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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