Where does “Muş” come from?
Muş (Turkish) comes from Persian موش, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Ancestry of “Muş”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | موش | mouse; rat |
| 2 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |