Musa
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Borrowed from Medieval Latin musa, from Arabic مَوْزَة (mawza, “banana”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭅𐭆 (mwc /mōč/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca), then, according to Roger Blench, via Dravidian (compare Tamil மோத்தை (mōttai, “banana flower”), from Malayo-Polynesian (compare Dobel muɁu, Manggarai muku) from Trans-New Guinea (compare Fataluku muɁu, Mosimo mugu), ultimately from Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugu.[1]
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