Where does “balalaikkamusiikki” come from?
balalaikkamusiikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish musiikki, from Swedish musik, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
balalaikkamusiikki (Finnish): balalaika music
Ancestry of “balalaikkamusiikki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | musiikki | music |
| 2 | Swedish | musik | music |
| 3 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |