Where does “mosk” come from?

mosk (West Frisian) comes from Middle Dutch mussche, from Old Dutch musca, from Latin musca, from Ancient Greek μυῖα, from Proto-Indo-European mūs- — fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...

mosk (West Frisian): sparrow

Definitions

  1. sparrow

Ancestry of “mosk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmussche
2Old Dutchmuscasparrow
3Latinmuscaa fly; an inquisitive or prying people
4Ancient Greekμυῖαa fly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmūs-fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mūs-Every word from Ancient Greek μυῖαEvery word from Latin musca
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