Where does “μύγα” come from?

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

μύγα (Greek): fly, housefly

Definitions

  1. fly, housefly

Ancestry of “μύγα”, step by step

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

Words derived from “μύγα

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖαEvery word from Byzantine Greek μύγα