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Where does “makkhikā” come from?

makkhikā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit मक्षिका, from Sanskrit मक्षि.

makkhikā (Pali): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “makkhikā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमक्षिकाa fly, bee
2Sanskritमक्षि—
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