Where does “muskuspart” come from?

muskuspart (Estonian) comes from Dutch muskus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muskuspart (Estonian): Muscovy duck

Definitions

  1. Muscovy duck

Ancestry of “muskuspart”, step by step

muskuspart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch muskus

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

via Estonian part

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpartduck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Sanskrit मूष्Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क