Where does “музей” come from?

музей (Bulgarian) comes from Russian музе́й, from French musée, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

музей (Bulgarian): museum; historically important place preserved in...

Definitions

museum; historically important place preserved in...

Ancestry of “музей”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	музе́й	museum
2	French	musée	museum
3	Latin	mūsēum	a place or temple devoted to the Muses
4	Ancient Greek	μουσεῖον	a home of music poetry; a museum, a...
5	Ancient Greek	μοῦσα	Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον →Every word from Latin mūsēum →