Where does “muguet” come from?

muguet (French) comes from Old French mugue, from Old French muscade, from Latin muscada, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muguet (French): lily of the valley; thrush

Definitions

  1. lily of the valley; thrush

Ancestry of “muguet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmugue—
2Old Frenchmuscade—
3Latinmuscada—
4Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muguet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →