Where does “伊蚊” come from?

伊蚊 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 蚊, from Proto-Vietic mɔːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muujs — mosquito, gnat; mosquito; gnat.

伊蚊 (Chinese): any mosquito in the genus Aedes

Definitions

  1. any mosquito in the genus Aedes

Ancestry of “伊蚊”, step by step

伊蚊 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 蚊

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese蚊—
2Proto-Vieticmɔːsmosquito, gnat
3Proto-Mon-Khmermuujsmosquito, gnat; mosquito; gnat

via Chinese '''Ae'''des]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese'''Ae'''des]]—

via Chinese mul-tax:[[Aedes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinesemul-tax:[[Aedes—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muujs →Every word from Proto-Vietic mɔːs →Every word from Chinese 蚊 →