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

μόσχος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian mwšk'

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

via Middle Persian mušk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmuškmusk

Words derived from “μόσχος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →