Where does “muskottikukka” come from?
muskottikukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish muskotti, from Swedish muskot, from Middle High German muscāt, from Old French muscate, from Medieval Latin muscata, from Latin muscātus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος — mouse.
muskottikukka (Finnish): mace spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg
Definitions
- mace spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg
Ancestry of “muskottikukka”, step by step
muskottikukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muskotti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muskotti | nutmeg |
| 2 | Swedish | muskot | nutmeg, Myristica fragrans |
| 3 | Middle High German | muscāt | — |
| 4 | Old French | muscate | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | muscata | nutmeg |
| 6 | Latin | muscātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 9 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 10 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 11 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Finnish kukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 2 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |