Where does “مرغ” come from?

مرغ (Classical Persian) comes from Middle Iranian murγ, from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

Ancestry of “مرغ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Iranianmurγ—
2Proto-Iranian*mr̥gáhhen, bird
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal

Words derived from “مرغ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh →Every word from Middle Iranian murγ →