Where does “mesc” come from?

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

mesc (Catalan): musk

Definitions

musk

Ancestry of “mesc”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

Words derived from “mesc”

mesquer

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