Where does “モスクワ” come from?

モスクワ (Japanese) comes from Russian Москва́, from Old East Slavic Москꙑ, from Proto-Slavic mosky.

Ancestry of “モスクワ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМосква́Moscow
2Old East SlavicМоскꙑ—
3Proto-Slavicmosky—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mosky →Every word from Old East Slavic Москꙑ →Every word from Russian Москва́ →
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