Where does “piżmo” come from?

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

piżmo (Polish): musk

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “piżmo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “piżmo”

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