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
- nutmeg
Ancestry of “knowen vuskat”, step by step
knowen vuskat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin nux muscata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | nux muscata | musky nut |
| 2 | Classical Latin | muscus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |