Where does “mru” come from?
mru (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.
mru (Kalasha): wild goat, sheep or deer
Ancestry of “mru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | मृग | a forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mr̥gás | a forest animal |