Where does “Musa” come from?

Musa (Swahili) comes from Arabic مُوسَى, from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ, from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה.

Musa (Swahili): Moses biblical character

Definitions

  1. Moses biblical character

Ancestry of “Musa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicمُوسَىMoses
2Classical Syriacܡܘܼܫܹܐ—
3Biblical Hebrewמֹשֶׁה—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה →Every word from Classical Syriac ܡܘܼܫܹܐ →Every word from Arabic مُوسَى →