Where does “মৃগ” come from?

মৃগ (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

মৃগ (Bengali): deer

Definitions

  1. deer

Ancestry of “মৃগ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →