Etymology of the Greek word moschos (μόσχος)
the Greek word
moschos, μόσχος (a young bullock)
derived from the Persian word
mushkderived from the Persian word
muškderived from the Sanskrit word
muṣkaḥderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mus-Derivations in other languages
Italian
moscoforo, Latin
Moschus, Latin
muscus