Where does “Moskva” come from?

Moskva comes from Russian Moskva, a city name of ultimately unknown origin.

Moskva (English): a tributary of the Oka

Definitions

  1. a tributary of the Oka

Ancestry of “Moskva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМосква́Moscow
2Old East SlavicМоскꙑ—
3Proto-Slavicmosky—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mosky →Every word from Old East Slavic Москꙑ →Every word from Russian Москва́ →