Where does “kääpiömyskihirvi” come from?
kääpiömyskihirvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish myskihirvi, from Finnish myski, from Swedish mysk, from French musc, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk' — mouse.
Ancestry of “kääpiömyskihirvi”, step by step
kääpiömyskihirvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish myskihirvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myskihirvi | — |
| 2 | Finnish | myski | musk |
| 3 | Swedish | mysk | musk |
| 4 | French | musc | musk |
| 5 | Old French | musc | — |
| 6 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 8 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 9 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 10 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |