Where does “Moscow” come from?
Moscow derives from Old East Slavic Moskva, from Proto-Slavic mosky, of uncertain ultimate origin.
Ancestry of “Moscow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | Москва | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mosky | — |
Words derived from “Moscow”