Where does “מוזיקער” come from?
מוזיקער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מוזיק, 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,...
מוזיקער (Yiddish): musician
Ancestry of “מוזיקער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | מוזיק | music |
| 2 | German | musik | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | mūsic | — |
| 4 | Old High German | musika | — |
| 5 | Latin | mūsica | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μουσική | nominative feminine singular of μουσικός; any of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μοῦσα | Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,... |