Where does “myskikauris” come from?

myskikauris (Finnish) comes from Finnish myski, from Swedish mysk, from French musc, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क — mouse.

myskikauris (Finnish): musk deer any member of the genus Moschus

Definitions

  1. musk deer any member of the genus Moschus

Ancestry of “myskikauris”, step by step

myskikauris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyskimusk
2Swedishmyskmusk
3Frenchmuscmusk
4Old Frenchmusc
5Latinmūscusmoss
6Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
7Middle Persianmwšk'musk
8Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
9Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Finnish kauris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaurisA mountain goat, more specifically called...
2Proto-Finnickaprishe-goat
3Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “myskikauris

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s