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.

Muş (Turkish): A sightseeing boat

Definitions

  1. A sightseeing boat

Ancestry of “Muş”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianموشmouse; rat
2Middle Persianmwšk'musk
3Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
4Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “Muş

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Sanskrit मूष्Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क
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