Where does “Маск” come from?
Маск (Russian) comes from English Musk, from Middle English muske, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष् — mouse.
Ancestry of “Маск”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Musk | A greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes |
| 2 | Middle English | muske | musk; A kind of plant juice |
| 3 | Old French | musc | — |
| 4 | Latin | mūscus | moss |
| 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 |