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 *múHs.

Noun

*múHs

mouse

Inflection

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*múHs	*múHsā(w)	*múHsah
vocative	*múHs	*múHsā(w)	*múHsah
accusative	*múHsam	*múHsā(w)	*múHsah
instrumental	*múHsaH	*múHsbʰyā(m)	*múHsbʰiš
ablative	*múHsah	*múHsbʰyā(m)	*múHsbʰyaH
dative	*múHsay	*múHsbʰyā(m)	*múHsbʰyaH
genitive	*múHsah	*múHsHāh	*múHsaHam
locative	*múHsi	*múHsHaw	*múHsu

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: موف (muf)
  - Sogdic:
    - Sogdian: (/⁠mūš⁠/)
      Old Sogdian script: 𐼍𐼇𐼙 (mwš)
      
      Sogdian script: 𐼺𐼴𐽁 (mwš)
      
      Manichaean script: 𐫖𐫇𐫢 (mwš)
    - Yaghnobi: 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: مُوش (mūš)
    - Iranian Persian: موش (muš), مُشْک (mošk) (dialectal)
    - Tajik: муш (muš)
    - Judeo-Tat: muş