Where does “muğ” come from?

muğ (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian مغ, 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.

muğ (Azerbaijani): magus

Definitions

  1. magus

Ancestry of “muğ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمغmagus; deep, abysmal
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭢𐭥Mazdean priest
3Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
4Proto-Iranianmagúš—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →