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Where does “მუშკეტი” come from?

მუშკეტი (Georgian) comes from French mousquet, from Italian moschetto, from Italian Mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

მუშკეტი (Georgian): blunderbuss, musket

Definitions

  1. blunderbuss, musket

Ancestry of “მუშკეტი”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmousquetmusket
2Italianmoschettomusket
3ItalianMosca—
4Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
5Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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