Where does “मुग़ल” come from?
मुग़ल (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مُغُل, from Middle Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ, from Middle Mongolian ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠤᠯ.
मुग़ल (Hindi): a Mughal, Moghul
Ancestry of “मुग़ल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | مُغُل | — |
| 2 | Middle Mongolian | ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠤᠯ | — |
| 3 | Middle Mongolian | ᠮᠣᠩᠬᠤᠯ | — |