Where does “मच्छर” come from?
मच्छर (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭, from Sanskrit मत्सर.
मच्छर (Hindi): mosquito
Ancestry of “मच्छर”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀭 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मत्सर | — |
Words derived from “मच्छर”