Where does “piżmak” come from?

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

piżmak (Polish): muskrat

Definitions

  1. muskrat

Ancestry of “piżmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiżmomusk
2Old Czechpižmomusk
3Old High Germanbisamo—
4Medieval Latinbisamum—
5Hebrewבושםperfume
6Proto-Semitic*buśm-—

Words derived from “piżmak”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Medieval Latin bisamum →