Mushki

M3U1S1H4K5I1

proper noun

An Iron Age people of Anatolia who appear in Assyrian sources.

OriginAkkadian 𒆳𒈬𒍑𒆠 →
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Meanings

proper nounMushki (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableAn Iron Age people of Anatolia who appear in Assyrian sources.

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒆳𒈬𒍑𒆠
  2. EnglishMushki

From Akkadian 𒆳𒈬𒍑𒆠 (ᴷᵁᴿmu-uš-ki /⁠Muški⁠/) Possibly identified with the Phrygians, but theorized by some to be a tribe of Proto-Armenian or Kartvelian origin. More at Mushki. Cognate with Biblical Hebrew מֶשֶׁךְ (Mešeḵ). Compare Latin Moschi.

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APA

Mushki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mushki

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“Mushki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mushki. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mushki,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mushki.

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