Where does “misk” come from?

misk (Mauritian Creole) comes from French muscle, from Middle French muscle, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

misk (Mauritian Creole): muscle

Definitions

  1. muscle

Ancestry of “misk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmusclemuscle; first-person singular present indicative...
2Middle Frenchmusclemuscle
3Latinmūsculusa small mouse
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s →