Where does “莫斯科” come from?

莫斯科 (Chinese) comes from English Moscow, from Old East Slavic Москва, from Proto-Slavic mosky.

Ancestry of “莫斯科”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMoscowThe government of Russia or the Soviet Union
2Old East SlavicМосква—
3Proto-Slavicmosky—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mosky →Every word from Old East Slavic Москва →Every word from English Moscow →
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