Where does “musk” come from?

Musk comes from Middle English muske, from Old French musc, from Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क्, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European muh₂s.

musk (English): A greasy secretion with a powerful odour,...

Definitions

  1. A greasy secretion with a powerful odour,...

Ancestry of “musk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmuskemusk; A kind of plant juice
2Old Frenchmusc—
3Latinmūscusmoss
4Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “musk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →