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Where does “Musa” come from?

Musa (Hausa) comes from Arabic مُوسَى, from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ, from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה.

Ancestry of “Musa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمُوسَىMoses
2Classical Syriacܡܘܼܫܹܐ—
3Biblical Hebrewמֹשֶׁה—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה →