Where does “москитный” come from?

москитный (Russian) comes from Russian моски́т, 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,...

москитный (Russian): sandfly, phlebotomine (any fly of the subfamily Phlebotominae), mosquito, gnat

Definitions

  1. sandfly, phlebotomine (any fly of the subfamily Phlebotominae), mosquito, gnat

Ancestry of “москитный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмоски́тsandfly, phlebotomine
2SpanishMosquitomosquito
3Old SpanishmosquitoDiminutive of mosca; a mosquito
4Old Spanishmoscafly
5Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
6Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-