Where does “məğz” come from?

məğz (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian مغز, from Middle Persian mzg, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

məğz (Azerbaijani): kernel

Definitions

  1. kernel

Ancestry of “məğz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمغزbrain
2Middle Persianmzgbrain, marrow
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́ →Every word from Middle Persian mzg →