Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/múHs

This Proto-Indo-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-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.

Noun

*múHs

1. mouse

Inflection

consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*múHs	*múHsāw	*múHsas
vocative	*múHs	*múHsāw	*múHsas
accusative	*múHsam	*múHsāw	*múHsas
instrumental	*múHsaH	*múHsbʰyaH, -bʰyām	*múHsbʰiš
ablative	*múHsas	*múHsbʰyaH, -bʰyām	*múHsbʰyaH
dative	*múHsay	*múHsbʰyaH, -bʰyām	*múHsbʰyaH
genitive	*múHsas	*múHsawš	*múHsām
locative	*múHsi	*múHsawš	*múHssu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *múHs
  • Sanskrit: मूष् f or m (mū́ṣ), मूष (mūṣa)
    • Pali: mūsī
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindi: मूस (mūs)
• Proto-Iranian: *múHs (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Nuristani: *mūsaká
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: musë́

      Kativiri: mësë́

    • Prasuni: mǖsú
  • Southern Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: moṣë́
    • Waigali: pusë (irregular p)