Where does “muska” come from?

muska (Proto-Albanian) comes from Esperanto musko, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

Ancestry of “muska”, step by step

muska traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto musko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomuskomoss
2Latinmūscusmoss
3Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Ottoman Turkish موسقه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishموسقه—
2Persianنسخهcopy; version; prescription
3Arabicنُسْخَةcopy, transcript

via Proto-Indo-European mewH-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet

Words derived from “muska”

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