Where does “מאָסקווער” come from?

מאָסקווער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מאָסקווע, from Russian Москва́, from Old East Slavic Москꙑ, from Proto-Slavic mosky.

מאָסקווער (Yiddish): Muscovite; Muscovian

Definitions

  1. Muscovite; Muscovian

Ancestry of “מאָסקווער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמאָסקוועthe Russian government
2RussianМосква́Moscow
3Old East SlavicМоскꙑ—
4Proto-Slavicmosky—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mosky →Every word from Old East Slavic Москꙑ →Every word from Russian Москва́ →