Etymology Explorer › Old Czech

Where does “pižmo” come from?

pižmo (Old Czech) comes from Old High German bisamo, from Medieval Latin bisamum, from Hebrew בושם, from Proto-Semitic *buśm-.

pižmo (Old Czech): musk

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “pižmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbisamo—
2Medieval Latinbisamum—
3Hebrewבושםperfume
4Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “pižmo”

  • piżmo
  • piżmak
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →