Where does “muška” come from?

muška (Slovak) comes from Slovak -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

muška (Slovak): a small fly; a midge; an insect looking like a...

Definitions

  1. a small fly; a midge; an insect looking like a...

Ancestry of “muška”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovak-kaDenotes that the word is a feminine version of...
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Slovak -ka →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъka →