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Where does “μόσχος” come from?

μόσχος (Ancient Greek) comes from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

μόσχος (Ancient Greek): young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...

Definitions

  1. young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...

Ancestry of “μόσχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmwšk'musk
2Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
3Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “μόσχος”

  • musk
  • musky
  • muskmelon
  • muskiness
  • muscadin
  • moschatel
  • muscardin
  • muskroot
  • muskwood
  • muskily
  • muscosity
  • musk duck
  • emuscation
  • musciform
  • moschatellina
  • muscosus
  • moschatus
  • muscata
  • muscada
  • muscus
  • musco
  • muscat
  • emuscare
  • muscicolus
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