Musa

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See also: musa, musā, mūsā, mūsa, muša, and mušā

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Etymology

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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Musa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Musaceae – large tropical herbs, commonly known as banana plants.

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  1. Blench, Roger (2016) “Things your classics master never told you: a borrowing from Trans New Guinea languages into Latin”, in Academia.edu, Academia, Inc.

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