Etymology tree
Middle Persian 𐭬 𐭅 𐭆 (m 𐭅 𐭆)bor.
Arabic موز
Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭬 𐭅 𐭆 (mwc /mōz/), 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.