Where does “المسك” come from?
المسك (Andalusian Arabic) comes from Arabic مِسْك, from Persian مشک, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
Ancestry of “المسك”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | مِسْك | musk |
| 2 | Persian | مشک | musk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck |
| 3 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |