Where does “pižmo” come from?

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

pižmo (Old Slovak): musk

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “pižmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbisamo—
2Medieval Latinbisamum—
3Hebrewבושםperfume
4Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Medieval Latin bisamum →