Where does “piżmaczek” come from?

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

piżmaczek (Polish): moschatel, plant of the genus Adoxa

Definitions

  1. moschatel, plant of the genus Adoxa

Ancestry of “piżmaczek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiżmakmuskrat
2Polishpiżmomusk
3Old Czechpižmomusk
4Old High Germanbisamo—
5Medieval Latinbisamum—
6Hebrewבושםperfume
7Proto-Semitic*buśm-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Medieval Latin bisamum →