Where does “almizclero” come from?
almizclero (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.
almizclero (Spanish): musky
Ancestry of “almizclero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | almizcle | musk |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | المسك | — |
| 3 | Arabic | مِسْك | musk |
| 4 | Persian | مشک | musk; mouse; waterskin, mussuck |
| 5 | Middle Persian | mwšk' | musk |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मुष्क | testicle, scrotum |
| 7 | Sanskrit | मूष् | mouse; "stealer", "thief" |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |