myEtymology.com: English etymology of musky

Etymology of the English word musky

the English word musky

derived from the English word musk

derived from the Old French word musc

derived from the Late Latin word muscus (moss)

derived from the Greek word moschos, μόσχος (a young bullock)

derived from the Persian word mushk

derived from the Persian word mušk

derived from the Sanskrit word muṣkaḥ

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *mus-

using the English suffix -y