Where does “mosco” come from?

mosco (Italian) comes from Translingual Moschus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mosco (Italian): A musk deer

Definitions

  1. A musk deer

Ancestry of “mosco”, step by step

mosco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Moschus

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

via Italian Mosca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMoscafly
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →