Where does “মগজ” come from?

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

মগজ (Bengali): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “মগজ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمغزbrain
2Middle Persianmzgbrain, marrow
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

Words derived from “মগজ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́ →Every word from Middle Persian mzg →