Where does “Muscat” come from?

Muscat derives from Arabic مَسْقَط, a place name whose original meaning is uncertain.

Ancestry of “Muscat”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	muscat	muscat
2	Old Occitan	musc	—
3	Old French	musc	—
4	Latin	mūscus	—
5	Ancient Greek	μόσχος	young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
6	Middle Persian	mwšk'	musk
7	Sanskrit	मुष्क	testicle, scrotum
8	Sanskrit	मूष्	mouse; "stealer", "thief"
9	Proto-Indo-European	múh₂s	mouse