Where does “蚊” come from?

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

Ancestry of “蚊”, step by step

蚊 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Vietic mɔːs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticmɔːsmosquito, gnat
2Proto-Mon-Khmermuujsmosquito, gnat; mosquito; gnat

via Chinese 文

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese文ornate; a kind of coin; language, literature, a...

Words derived from “蚊”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muujs →Every word from Proto-Vietic mɔːs →