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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमुर्ग़ाchicken
2Classical Persianمرغ—
3Middle Iranianmurγ—
4Proto-Iranian*mr̥gáhhen, bird
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh →Every word from Middle Iranian murγ →