Where does “musc-chaor” come from?
musc-chaor (Irish) comes from Irish musc, from English Musk, from Middle English muske, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क — mouse.
musc-chaor (Irish): muscat, muscadine
Definitions
- muscat, muscadine
Ancestry of “musc-chaor”, step by step
musc-chaor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish musc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | musc | musk |
| 2 | English | Musk | A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes |
| 3 | Middle English | muske | musk; A kind of plant juice |
| 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 |