Where does “mushkonjë” come from?

mushkonjë (Albanian) comes from Latin musconea, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mushkonjë (Albanian): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “mushkonjë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmusconea—
2Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Latin musca →