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Where does “mìgti” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mìgti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mìgti”

  • migdyti
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