Where does “muỗi” come from?

muỗi (Vietnamese) comes from Proto-Vietic mɔːs, from Proto-Mon-Khmer muujs — mosquito, gnat; mosquito; gnat.

muỗi (Vietnamese): a mosquito

Definitions

  1. a mosquito

Ancestry of “muỗi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vieticmɔːsmosquito, gnat
2Proto-Mon-Khmermuujsmosquito, gnat; mosquito; gnat

Words derived from “muỗi

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer muujsEvery word from Proto-Vietic mɔːs
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