Where does “mušk” come from?

mušk (Middle Persian) comes from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mušk (Middle Persian): musk

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “mušk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
2Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mušk”

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