Where does “pižmoň” come from?

pižmoň (Czech) comes from Czech pižmo, from Old Czech pižmo, from Old High German bisamo, from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

pižmoň (Czech): musk ox an arctic mammal

Definitions

  1. musk ox an arctic mammal

Ancestry of “pižmoň”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpižmomusk
2Old Czechpižmomusk
3Old High Germanbisamo—
4Medieval Latinbisamum—
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Medieval Latin bisamum →