Where does “musa” come from?

musa (Finnish) comes from Swedish mös, from Old Frisian mūth, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

musa (Finnish): music

Definitions

  1. music

Ancestry of “musa”, step by step

musa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmösmash, puree (mass of something mashed)
2Old Frisianmūthmouth
3Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
4Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Finnish musiikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmusiikkimusic
2Swedishmusikmusic
3Latinmūsica—
4Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
5Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “musa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Germanic munþaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *munþ →