moskit

Polish

noun

Definitions

sandfly, phlebotomine (any fly of the subfamily Phlebotominae)
(rare) mosquito

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian mosquito (gnat, small fly).

Origin

Spanish

mosquito

Gloss

gnat, small fly

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

mosquito English
musca Latin
Moskito German
muskiet Dutch, Flemish
moustique French
моски́т Russian
mosca Spanish, Castilian
mosquitero Spanish, Castilian
mosquito Spanish, Castilian
mosquito Portuguese
mosquit Catalan, Valencian
moskīts Latvian
moquito Old Spanish