Where does “miskad” come from?

miskad (Antillean Creole) comes from French muscade, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

miskad (Antillean Creole): nutmeg

Definitions

  1. nutmeg

Ancestry of “miskad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmuscadenutmeg
2Latinmūscusmoss
3Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →