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Where does “μυγίτσα” come from?

μυγίτσα (Greek) comes from Greek μύγα, from Byzantine Greek μύγα, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

μυγίτσα (Greek): Diminutive of μύγα

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of μύγα

Ancestry of “μυγίτσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμύγαfly, housefly
2Byzantine Greekμύγα—
3Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
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