Where does “mosqueta” come from?

mosqueta (Spanish) comes from Catalan mosqueta, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mosqueta (Spanish): shell game

Definitions

  1. shell game

Ancestry of “mosqueta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmosqueta
2Latinmūscusmoss
3Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
4Middle Persianmwšk'musk
5Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
6Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂sEvery word from Sanskrit मूष्Every word from Sanskrit मुष्क