Where does “knowen vuskat” come from?

knowen vuskat (Cornish) comes from Medieval Latin nux muscata, from Classical Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

knowen vuskat (Cornish): nutmeg

Definitions

  1. nutmeg

Ancestry of “knowen vuskat”, step by step

knowen vuskat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin nux muscata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinnux muscatamusky nut
2Classical Latinmuscus
3Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Cornish knowen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishknowensingulative of know
2Cornishknownuts
3Proto-Brythonicknownut
4Proto-Celticknūsnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Sanskrit मूष्Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क