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Where does “мусиқӣ” come from?

мусиқӣ (Tajik) comes from Persian موسیقی, from Arabic مُوسِيقَى, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

мусиқӣ (Tajik): music

Definitions

  1. music

Ancestry of “мусиқӣ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianموسیقیmusic
2Arabicمُوسِيقَى—
3Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
4Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...
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