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Where does “muzika” come from?

muzika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Ancestry of “muzika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmūsica—
2Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
3Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “muzika”

  • zika
  • muzikalan
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