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