Where does “almíscar” come from?

almíscar (Portuguese) comes from Arabic مسك, from Arabic مِسْك, from Persian مشک, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

almíscar (Portuguese): musk greasy secretion with powerful odour

Definitions

  1. musk greasy secretion with powerful odour

Ancestry of “almíscar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمسكto grab, grasp, clutch, clasp, seize, take hold;...
2Arabicمِسْكmusk
3Persianمشکmusk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “almíscar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →