Where does “комар” come from?

комар (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قمار, from Arabic قِمَار — gambling.

комар (Bulgarian): mosquito, gnat; gambling, game of chance/hazard

Definitions

  1. mosquito, gnat; gambling, game of chance/hazard

Ancestry of “комар”, step by step

комар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قمار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقمارgambling, an activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance
2Arabicقِمَارgambling

via Proto-Slavic komarъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickomarъmosquito

Words derived from “комар”

Every word from Arabic قِمَار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قمار →