Where does “مشکین” come from?

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

مشکین (Persian): musky; musk-scented

Definitions

  1. musky; musk-scented

Ancestry of “مشکین”, step by step

مشکین traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian مشک

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمشکmusk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck
2Middle Persianmwšk'musk
3Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
4Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Persian ـین

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianـینadjective-forming suffix
2Middle Persian-yn—
3Proto-Iranian-ayHnahCreates adjectives of materials
4Proto-Iranian-a-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →