Where does “مێشوولە” come from?

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

مێشوولە (Central Kurdish): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “مێشوولە”, step by step

مێشوولە traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish مێش

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishمێشfly (insect)
2Proto-Iranian*máxšiHmidge, fly
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*mákšiHmidge, fly, bee

via Central Kurdish ـوولە

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishـوولە—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mákšiH →Every word from Proto-Iranian *máxšiH →Every word from Central Kurdish مێش →