Where does “मुर्ग़” come from?

मुर्ग़ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian مرغ, from Middle Iranian murγ, from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

मुर्ग़ (Hindi): rooster, cock

Definitions

  1. rooster, cock

Ancestry of “मुर्ग़”, 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 →