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

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “murgh”, step by step

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