Where does “mosgiau” come from?

mosgiau (Welsh) comes from Welsh mosg, from English mosque, from French mosquée, from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

Ancestry of “mosgiau”, step by step

mosgiau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh mosg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshmosgmosque
2EnglishmosqueA place of worship for Muslims, often having at...
3Frenchmosquéemosque
4Italianmoscheamosque
5Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
6Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
7Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
8ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع

via Welsh Iau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshIauJupiter, Thursday
2Middle Welshieu
3Brythonic*Yow
4LatinIovem
5Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
Every word from Arabic جEvery word from Arabic سَجَدَEvery word from Arabic مَسْجِد