Where does “Muscalu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Muscalu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmuscala Muscovite, a Russian
2Russianмоскальa Muscovite, someone from the Moscow region
3Ottoman Turkishمسقولو—

Words derived from “Muscalu”

Every word from Ottoman Turkish مسقولو →Every word from Russian москаль →Every word from Romanian muscal →