Where does “комар” come from?

комар (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قمار, from Arabic قِمَار — gambling.

комар (Macedonian): mosquito, gnat

Definitions

  1. mosquito, gnat

Ancestry of “комар”, step by step

комар traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قمار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقمارgambling, an activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance
2Arabicقِمَارgambling

via Proto-Slavic komarъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickomarъmosquito
Every word from Arabic قِمَار →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قمار →