Where does “almiscareiro” come from?
almiscareiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese almíscar, 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.
almiscareiro (Portuguese): musk deer
Definitions
- musk deer
Ancestry of “almiscareiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | almíscar | musk greasy secretion with powerful odour |
| 2 | Arabic | مسك | to grab, grasp, clutch, clasp, seize, take hold;... |
| 3 | Arabic | مِسْك | musk |
| 4 | Persian | مشک | musk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck |
| 5 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |