Where does “مشک” come from?

مشک (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Persian mšk', from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 — skin.

Ancestry of “مشک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmšk'mussuck, skin bag
2Old Persian𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠skin

Words derived from “مشک”

Every word from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian mšk' →