Where does “moskit” come from?

moskit (Polish) comes from Spanish Mosquito, from Old Spanish mosquito, from Old Spanish mosca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

moskit (Polish): sandfly, phlebotomine

Definitions

  1. sandfly, phlebotomine

Ancestry of “moskit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMosquitomosquito
2Old SpanishmosquitoDiminutive of mosca; a mosquito
3Old Spanishmoscafly
4Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
5Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-