Where does “almesquera” come from?

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

almesquera (Catalan): Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)

Definitions

  1. Pyrenean desman (Galemys pyrenaicus)

Ancestry of “almesquera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanalmesc—
2Arabicمِسْكmusk
3Persianمشکmusk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck
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 →