Where does “مِسْك” come from?

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

مِسْك (Arabic): musk

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “مِسْك”, step by step

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

Words derived from “مِسْك”

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