Where does “mus” come from?

mus (Maltese) comes from Arabic موسى, from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ, from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה.

mus (Maltese): pocket knife, folding knife, jack-knife, switchblade

Definitions

  1. pocket knife, folding knife, jack-knife, switchblade

Ancestry of “mus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicموسىrazor, blade; knife, pocketknife
2Classical Syriacܡܘܼܫܹܐ—
3Biblical Hebrewמֹשֶׁה—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ →Every word from Arabic موسى →
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