Where does “magi” come from?

magi (Danish) comes from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, 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.

magi (Danish): magic

Definitions

  1. magic

Ancestry of “magi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmagīamagic, sorcery
2Ancient Greekμαγείαtheology of the Magians
3Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
4Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
5Proto-Iranianmagúš—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →