Where does “muscălaș” come from?

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

muscălaș (Romanian): panpiper

Definitions

  1. panpiper

Ancestry of “muscălaș”, step by step

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