Where does “Moșnișoara” come from?

Moșnișoara (Romanian) comes from Romanian Moșna, from Church Slavonic мъшъна, from Church Slavonic -ьнъ.

Ancestry of “Moșnișoara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMoșna
2Church Slavonicмъшъна
3Church Slavonic-ьнъ
Every word from Church Slavonic -ьнъEvery word from Church Slavonic мъшънаEvery word from Romanian Moșna