Where does “almizclar” come from?

almizclar (Spanish) comes from Spanish almizcle, from Andalusian Arabic المسك, from Arabic مِسْك, from Persian مشک, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

almizclar (Spanish): to musk

Definitions

  1. to musk

Ancestry of “almizclar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishalmizclemusk
2Andalusian Arabicالمسك—
3Arabicمِسْكmusk
4Persianمشکmusk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s →Every word from Sanskrit मूष् →Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क →