Where does “murga” come from?
murga (English) comes from Hindi मुर्ग़ा, from Classical Persian مرغ, from Middle Iranian murγ, from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.
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Ancestry of “murga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | मुर्ग़ा | — |
| 2 | Classical Persian | مرغ | — |
| 3 | Middle Iranian | murγ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *mr̥gáh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mr̥gás | a forest animal |