Where does “Muscăloiu” come from?

Muscăloiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Muscalu, from Romanian muscal, from Russian москаль, from Ottoman Turkish مسقولو.

Ancestry of “Muscăloiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianMuscalu—
2Romanianmuscala Muscovite, a Russian
3Russianмоскальa Muscovite, someone from the Moscow region
4Ottoman Turkishمسقولو—
Every word from Ottoman Turkish مسقولو →Every word from Russian москаль →Every word from Romanian muscal →