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

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “mwšk'”, step by step

mwšk' traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit मुष्क

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

via Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse

Words derived from “mwšk'”

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