Where does “muscāt” come from?

muscāt (Middle High German) comes from Old French muscate, from Medieval Latin muscata, from Latin muscātus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.

Ancestry of “muscāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmuscate—
2Medieval Latinmuscatanutmeg
3Latinmuscātus—
4Latinmūscusmoss
5Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
6Middle Persianmwšk'musk
7Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
8Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muscāt”

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