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