Where does “miya” come from?

miya (Turkish) comes from Pontic Greek μυία, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

miya (Turkish): small fly (animal)

Definitions

  1. small fly (animal)

Ancestry of “miya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pontic Greekμυίαfly the insect
2Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs- →Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖα →Every word from Pontic Greek μυία →