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Where does “मशक” come from?

मशक (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan makáśas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian makáćas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákā́ćš ~ makaćás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mákš, from Proto-Indo-European mék-s ~ m̥k-és, from Proto-Indo-European mek- — to bleat.

मशक (Sanskrit): gnat, mosquito, fly

Definitions

  1. gnat, mosquito, fly

Ancestry of “मशक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanmakáśas—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmakáćasfly, gnat, mosquito
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmákā́ćš ~ makaćás—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmákšmidge, fly, bee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmék-s ~ m̥k-és—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmek-to bleat

Words derived from “मशक”

  • మశకము
  • মহ
  • মশা
  • माशी
  • मधमाशी
  • मूस
  • মশ
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