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Where does “soitinmusiikki” come from?

soitinmusiikki (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,...

soitinmusiikki (Finnish): instrumental music

Definitions

  1. instrumental music

Ancestry of “soitinmusiikki”, step by step

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