Where does “モス” come from?

モス (Japanese) comes from Japanese モスリン, from French mousseline, from Italian mussolina, from Italian Mussolo — Mosul.

モス (Japanese): muslin

Definitions

  1. muslin

Ancestry of “モス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseモスリンmuslin
2Frenchmousselinemuslin; mousseline
3ItalianmussolinaSynonym of mussola
4ItalianMussoloMosul
Every word from Italian Mussolo →Every word from Italian mussolina →Every word from French mousseline →