Where does “mwšk'” come from?
mwšk' (Middle Persian) comes from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
mwšk' (Middle Persian): musk
Ancestry of “mwšk'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
Words derived from “mwšk'”