Where does “cunupi” come from?

cunupi (Aromanian) comes from Greek κουνούπι, from Ancient Greek κουνούπιον, from Ancient Greek κωνώπιον, from Ancient Greek κώνωψ, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

cunupi (Aromanian): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “cunupi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκουνούπιmosquito
2Ancient Greekκουνούπιον
3Ancient Greekκωνώπιον
4Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
5Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
6Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν