Where does “mıx” come from?

mıx (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian میخ, from Middle Persian myh, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas — peg, nail.

mıx (Azerbaijani): nail, tack, peg; picket

Definitions

  1. nail, tack, peg; picket

Ancestry of “mıx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمیخnail
2Middle Persianmyhpeg, nail
3Old Persian𐎶𐎹𐎧doorknob
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmayū́kʰaspeg, nail

Words derived from “mıx

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰasEvery word from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧Every word from Middle Persian myh