köken: From obsolete Early New High German gelsen (“to buzz, to yell”), from Middle High German gëlsen (“to yell, to cry, to howl”), a variant of gellen. Compare Bavarian Gösn.
some species of mosquitoes, usually found in swamp areas · cranefly (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha) · an annoying person for their speech or constant presence
köken: From Byzantine Greek κουνούπιον (kounoúpion), from Koine Greek κωνώπιον (kōnṓpion), from Ancient Greek κώνωψ (kṓnōps, “mosquito”), possibly ultimately from Egyptian ḫnws (“a kind of stinging insect”). Doublet of καναπές (kanapés, “sofa”).
mosquitoes (collective noun for small flying insects of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood; an individual mosquito is called a mygga)
köken: Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit मच्छर (macchara, “*mosquito”) without cluster simplification—compare the variant माछर (māchar). Of uncertain further etymology, as Later Sanskrit मत्सर (matsara, “mosquito”) is only attested lexicographically. Possibly same as Prakrit मच्छर (macchara, “exhilarating”), from Vedic Sanskrit मत्सर (matsara). Or related to Prakrit मच्छी (macchī, “fly”) and Sanskrit मक्षा…