Where does “MiG Alley” come from?

MiG Alley (English) comes from English alley, from Middle English aleye, from Anglo-Norman aleie, from Old French alé, from Old French aler, from Vulgar Latin alare — second-person singular present passive...

MiG Alley (English): A region of North Korea, close to the Yalu River, where MiG-15 fighters would typically be encountered

Definitions

  1. A region of North Korea, close to the Yalu River, where MiG-15 fighters would typically be encountered

Ancestry of “MiG Alley”, step by step

MiG Alley traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English alley

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalleyA narrow street or passageway, especially one...
2Middle EnglishaleyeAn enclosed or roofed passage or walkway
3Anglo-Normanaleie—
4Old Frenchalé—
5Old Frenchalerto go
6Vulgar Latinalaresecond-person singular present passive...

via English MiG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMiGAny of a series of Soviet and Russian fighter...
2Russianмигmoment, instant
3Proto-Slavicmigъblink, moment
4Proto-Slavicmigatito blink
5Proto-Balto-Slavicmeyg-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeygʰ-—
Every word from Vulgar Latin alare →Every word from Old French aler →Every word from Old French alé →