Where does “mysk” come from?

mysk (Swedish) comes from French musc, from Old French musc, from Latin mūscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος, from Middle Persian mwšk', from Sanskrit मुष्क, from Sanskrit मूष्, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

mysk (Swedish): musk

Definitions

  1. musk

Ancestry of “mysk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmuscmusk
2Old Frenchmusc
3Latinmūscusmoss
4Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
5Middle Persianmwšk'musk
6Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
7Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

Words derived from “mysk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s