Where does “muske” come from?

muske (Middle English) comes from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

muske (Middle English): musk; A kind of plant juice

Definitions

  1. musk; A kind of plant juice

Ancestry of “muske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmusc—
2Latinmūscusmoss
3Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muske”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →