Where does “ಮೃಗ” come from?

ಮೃಗ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

ಮೃಗ (Kannada): a beast, wild animal; a deer

Definitions

  1. a beast, wild animal; a deer

Ancestry of “ಮೃಗ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →