سیوری سیكك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From سیوری (sivri, “sharp”) + سیڭك (siñek, “fly”).

Noun

سیوری سیڭك • (sivri siñek)

  1. mosquito, any small flying insect of the family Culicidae
    Synonyms: بعوض (baʿuz), پشه (peşe)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sivrisinek
  • → Middle Armenian: սիվրի սինակ (sivri sinak), սիվրի սինէկ (sivri sinēk)
  • →⇒ Bulgarian: сивири́сница (sivirísnica)
  • → Laz: სივრისინეღი (sivrisineği)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: сиври сѝнек / sivri sìnek

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