Where does “مێش” come from?

مێش (Central Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian *máxšiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mákšiH — midge, fly, bee.

مێش (Central Kurdish): fly (insect)

Definitions

  1. fly (insect)

Ancestry of “مێش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*máxšiHmidge, fly
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*mákšiHmidge, fly, bee

Words derived from “مێش

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mákšiHEvery word from Proto-Iranian *máxšiH