Where does “nyga” come from?

nyga (Polish) comes from Alemannic German Mugge, from Old High German mugga, from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ, from Proto-Germanic mują, from Proto-Indo-European mū- — fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle.

nyga (Polish): mosquito

Definitions

  1. mosquito

Ancestry of “nyga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanMuggemosquito (Culicidae)
2Old High Germanmugga—
3Proto-Germanicmugjǭa small fly; midge; mosquito
4Proto-Germanicmująfly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmū-fly, mosquito; fly, midge; lips, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mū- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mują →Every word from Proto-Germanic mugjǭ →