Where does “մոգ” come from?

մոգ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մոգ, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭥, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

մոգ (Armenian): magus, Zoroastrian priest; fire-worshiper, a...

Definitions

  1. magus, Zoroastrian priest; fire-worshiper, a...

Ancestry of “մոգ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմոգmagus; Zoroastrian; magician, astrologer;...
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭢𐭥Mazdean priest
3Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
4Proto-Iranianmagúš—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “մոգ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →
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