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Where does “מוזיק” come from?

מוזיק (Yiddish) comes from German musik, from Middle High German mūsic, from Old High German musika, from Latin mūsica, from Ancient Greek μουσική, from Ancient Greek μοῦσα — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

מוזיק (Yiddish): music

Definitions

  1. music

Ancestry of “מוזיק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmusik—
2Middle High Germanmūsic—
3Old High Germanmusika—
4Latinmūsica—
5Ancient Greekμουσικήnominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of...
6Ancient GreekμοῦσαAlternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

Words derived from “מוזיק”

  • מוזיקער
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