Where does “piżmowół” come from?

piżmowół (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-.

piżmowół (Polish): musk ox

Definitions

  1. musk ox

Ancestry of “piżmowół”, step by step

piżmowół traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish piżmo

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

via Polish wół

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwółox, steer
2Proto-Slavicvolъox
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwalas—
Every word from Proto-Semitic *buśm- →Every word from Hebrew בושם →Every word from Medieval Latin bisamum →