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Where does “মশা” come from?

মশা (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit मशक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan makáśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian makáćas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákā́ćš ~ makaćás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš, from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és, from Proto-Indo-European mek- — to bleat.

মশা (Bengali): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “মশা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमशकgnat, mosquito, fly
2Proto-Indo-Aryanmakáśas—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmakáćasfly, gnat, mosquito
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmákā́ćš ~ makaćás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmákšmidge, fly, bee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmék-s ~ m̥k-és—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmek-to bleat
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