Where does “모스크바” come from?

모스크바 (Korean) comes from Russian Москва́, from Old East Slavic Москꙑ, from Proto-Slavic mosky.

Ancestry of “모스크바”, 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 →