Where does “muṣk” come from?

muṣk (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muṣk (Kalasha): testicle

Definitions

  1. testicle

Ancestry of “muṣk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
2Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →