Where does “miski” come from?

miski (Hausa) comes from Arabic مِسْك, from Persian مشک, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

miski (Hausa): musk perfume

Definitions

  1. musk perfume

Ancestry of “miski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمِسْكmusk
2Persianمشکmusk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck
3Middle Persianmwšk'musk
4Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
5Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →