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
Ancestry of “cunupi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | κουνούπι | mosquito |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κουνούπιον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κωνώπιον | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κώνωψ | gnat, mosquito |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάγος | glutton |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαγεῖν | aorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |