Where does “mușcat” come from?
mușcat (Romanian) comes from French muscat, from Old Occitan musc, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.
Ancestry of “mușcat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | muscat | muscat |
| 2 | Old Occitan | musc | — |
| 3 | Old French | musc | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūscus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μόσχος | young shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,... |
| 6 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 8 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |