Where does “مسك” come from?

مسك (Arabic) comes from Arabic مِسْك, from Persian مشک, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

مسك (Arabic): to grab, grasp, clutch, clasp, seize, take hold;...

Definitions

  1. to grab, grasp, clutch, clasp, seize, take hold;...

Ancestry of “مسك”, step by step

مسك traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic مِسْك

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمِسْكmusk
2Persianمشکmusk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck
3Middle Persianmwšk'musk
4Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
5Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Proto-Semitic mašk-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Semiticmašk-skin
2Proto-Afroasiaticmasak-—

Words derived from “مسك”

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