Where does “مُشکی” come from?

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

Ancestry of “مُشکی”, step by step

مُشکی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian مشک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianمشک—
2Middle Persianmšk'mussuck, skin bag
3Old Persian𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠skin

via Classical Persian ـی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianـی—
2Middle Persian𐭩𐭧—
Every word from Old Persian 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian mšk' →Every word from Classical Persian مشک →