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Where does “migla” come from?

migla (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic míglāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃mígʰleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

migla (Latvian): fog, mist, haze

Definitions

  1. fog, mist, haze

Ancestry of “migla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmíglāˀfog, mist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mígʰleh₂mist, cloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

Words derived from “migla”

  • miglains
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