Where does “مشک” come from?

مشک (Persian) comes from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

مشک (Persian): musk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck

Definitions

  1. musk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck

Ancestry of “مشک”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmwšk'musk
2Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
3Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “مشک”

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