Where does “marrgin” come from?

marrgin (Guugu Yimidhirr) comes from English musket, 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,...

marrgin (Guugu Yimidhirr): gun

Definitions

  1. gun

Ancestry of “marrgin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmusketA kind of firearm formerly carried by the...
2Frenchmousquetmusket
3Italianmoschettomusket
4ItalianMoscafly
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖαEvery word from Latin musca
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