"mъskъ" meaning in Proto-Slavic

See mъskъ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Presumably, spreading from the South, forming an areal Balkan word for 'mule'. The relationship with Latin mulus and Ancient Greek μυχλός (mukhlós) is unclear. All these terms could have derived from an extinct Mediterranean/Near Eastern substrate. Etymology templates: {{der|sla-pro|qfa-sub}} substrate Inflection templates: {{sla-decl-noun|ap=b}} Forms: mъ̀skъ [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], mъ̀skъ [nominative, singular], mъskà [dual, nominative], mъscì [nominative, plural], mъskà [genitive, singular], mъskù [dual, genitive], mъ̀skъ [genitive, plural], mъskù [dative, singular], mъskòma [dative, dual], mъskòmъ [dative, plural], mъ̀skъ [accusative, singular], mъskà [accusative, dual], mъskỳ [accusative, plural], mъskъ̀mь [instrumental, singular], mъskòmь [instrumental, singular], mъskòma [dual, instrumental], mъ̀sky [instrumental, plural], mъscě̀ [locative, singular], mъskù [dual, locative], mъ̀scěxъ [locative, plural], mъšče [singular, vocative], mъskà [dual, vocative], mъscì [plural, vocative], *mъ̀zgъ [alternative]
  1. mule Wikipedia link: Marko Snoj Tags: reconstruction
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}

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