Where does “musliini” come from?
musliini (Finnish) comes from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Italian Mussolo — Mosul.
musliini (Finnish): muslin thin cotton coth
Definitions
- muslin thin cotton coth
Ancestry of “musliini”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mousseline | muslin; mousseline |
| 2 | Italian | mussolina | Synonym of mussola |
| 3 | Italian | Mussolo | Mosul |