Where does “Moscow” come from?

Moscow derives from Old East Slavic Moskva, from Proto-Slavic mosky, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Moscow (English): The government of Russia or the Soviet Union

Definitions

  1. The government of Russia or the Soviet Union

Ancestry of “Moscow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicМосква—
2Proto-Slavicmosky—

Words derived from “Moscow”

Every word from Proto-Slavic mosky →Every word from Old East Slavic Москва →