Where does “muskat” come from?

muskat (Old Swedish) comes from Medieval Latin muscata, from Latin muscātus, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Ancestry of “muskat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmuscatanutmeg
2Latinmuscātus
3Latinmūscusmoss
4Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “muskat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Sanskrit मूष्Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क
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