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Where does “mlha” come from?

mlha (Czech) comes from Old Czech [[mlha]], [[mhla]], from Proto-Slavic mьgla̍, from Proto-Balto-Slavic miglā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃mígʰleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

mlha (Czech): fog, mist

Definitions

  1. fog, mist

Ancestry of “mlha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czech[[mlha]], [[mhla]]—
2Proto-Slavicmьgla̍—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmiglā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mígʰleh₂mist, cloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
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