Where does “kiinanmyskikauris” come from?
kiinanmyskikauris (Finnish) comes from Finnish myskikauris, 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.
kiinanmyskikauris (Finnish): Chinese forest musk deer, Moschus berezovskii
Definitions
- Chinese forest musk deer, Moschus berezovskii
Ancestry of “kiinanmyskikauris”, step by step
kiinanmyskikauris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish myskikauris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myskikauris | musk deer any member of the genus Moschus |
| 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 |