Where does “masí” come from?

masí (Rohingya) comes from Old Bengali মাচ্ছি, from Sanskrit मक्षिका, from Sanskrit मक्षि.

masí (Rohingya): fly

Definitions

  1. fly

Ancestry of “masí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Bengaliমাচ্ছি—
2Sanskritमक्षिकाa fly, bee
3Sanskritमक्षि—
Every word from Sanskrit मक्षि →Every word from Sanskrit मक्षिका →Every word from Old Bengali মাচ্ছি →