Where does “almizcle” come from?

almizcle (Spanish) comes 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.

almizcle (Spanish): musk

Definitions

musk

Ancestry of “almizcle”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Andalusian Arabic	المسك	—
2	Arabic	مِسْك	musk
3	Persian	مشک	musk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck
4	Middle Persian	mwšk'	musk
5	Sanskrit	मुष्क	testicle, scrotum
6	Sanskrit	मूष्	mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7	Proto-Indo-European	múh₂s	mouse

Words derived from “almizcle”

almizclar
almizcleño
almizclero
almiskle

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