Reconstruction:Proto-Iranian/múHs

This Proto-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *múHs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.

Noun

*múHs

1. mouse

Descendants

• Central Iranian:
  • Avestan: 𐬨𐬏𐬱 (mūš)
• Northeastern Iranian:
  • Proto-Scythian:
    • Ossetian:

      Digor Ossetian: мистӕ (mistæ)

      Iron Ossetian: мыст (myst)

    • Proto-Saka: *mūžli
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (mūla-, “rat”)
  • Sogdo-Bactrian:
    • Khwarezmian: [script needed] (muf)
    • Sogdic:
      • Sogdian: [script needed] (mwš /⁠mūš⁠/)
      • Yagnobi: муш (muš)
• Southeastern Iranian:
  • Pashto: مږک (muģák, mëģák), موږک (muģák), مګک m (mëgák, “mouse”), مږه (më́ģa), مګه f (më́ga, “rat”)
• Northwestern Iranian:
  • Baluchi: مشک (mušk), موشک (múšk)
  • Kurdish:

    Central Kurdish: مشک (mişk)

    Northern Kurdish: mişk

    Southern Kurdish: مۊش (müş)

    Laki: مۊش (müş)

  • Proto-Tatic:
    • Old Tati:
      • Harzani: مورا (mōrā)
      • Karingani: مورا (murā)
    • Talysh:

      Southern Talysh: موره (morə /⁠mora⁠/), ماره (marə /⁠māra⁠/)

      Talysh: морә

      Talysh: morə

  • Zaza-Gurani:
    • Gurani: موش (muš), مڵە (miła)
    • Zazaki: muş, merre
• Southwest Iranian:
  • Middle Persian:

    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (mwšk' /⁠mušk⁠/)

    • Lurish:
      • Northern Luri: میشک (mišk)

        Qazvinian Lurish: میش (miš)

      • Bakhtiari: مۊشک (mušk)
      • Southern Luri: موشک (mošk)
    • Classical Persian: موش (mūš)
      • Iranian Persian: موش (muš), (dialectal) مشک (mošk)
      • Tajik: муш (muš)
      • Judeo-Tat:

        Cyrillic script: муш (muş)

        Hebrew script: מאוּש (muş)

        Latin script: muş