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Where does “музыка” come from?

музыка (Belarusian) comes from Polish muzyka, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

музыка (Belarusian): music; musician

Definitions

  1. music; musician

Ancestry of “музыка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmuzykamusic; orchestra, band; music lessons, music...
2Latinmūsica—
3Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
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