Where does “κουνούπι” come from?

κουνούπι (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κουνούπιον, from Ancient Greek κωνώπιον, from Ancient Greek κώνωψ, from Ancient Greek φάγος, from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

κουνούπι (Greek): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “κουνούπι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκουνούπιον—
2Ancient Greekκωνώπιον—
3Ancient Greekκώνωψgnat, mosquito
4Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
5Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “κουνούπι”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g- →Every word from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν →