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Where does “miglains” come from?

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

miglains (Latvian): foggy, misty, hazy; foggy, misty; hazy

Definitions

  1. foggy, misty, hazy; foggy, misty; hazy

Ancestry of “miglains”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianmiglafog, mist, haze
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmíglāˀfog, mist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mígʰleh₂mist, cloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
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