Where does “myskoxe” come from?

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

myskoxe (Swedish): musk ox, Ovibos moschatus

Definitions

  1. musk ox, Ovibos moschatus

Ancestry of “myskoxe”, step by step

myskoxe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mysk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyskmusk
2Frenchmuscmusk
3Old Frenchmusc
4Latinmūscusmoss
5Ancient Greekμόσχοςyoung shoot or twig; leafstalk, petiole; calf,...
6Middle Persianmwšk'musk
7Sanskritमुष्कtesticle, scrotum
8Sanskritमूष्mouse; "stealer", "thief"
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse

via Swedish oxe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoxean ox; a neutered bovine bull, typically used as...
2Old Swedishoxe
3Old Norseoxiox
4Proto-Germanicuhsôox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuksḗnbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-s-ḗn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s