Where does “muscălime” come from?

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

muscălime (Romanian): collective noun for Muscovites

Definitions

  1. collective noun for Muscovites

Ancestry of “muscălime”, 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 →