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Where does “Musa” come from?

Musa (English) comes from Turkish Musa, from Ottoman Turkish موسی, from Arabic مُوسَى, from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ, from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה.

Ancestry of “Musa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishMusa—
2Ottoman Turkishموسی—
3ArabicمُوسَىMoses
4Classical Syriacܡܘܼܫܹܐ—
5Biblical Hebrewמֹשֶׁה—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה →