Where does “magyk” come from?

magyk (Middle English) comes from Old French magique, from Latin magicus, from Ancient Greek μαγικός, from Ancient Greek Μάγος, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s — to be able.

magyk (Middle English): Alternative form of magik

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of magik

Ancestry of “magyk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmagique—
2Latinmagicusmagic, magical
3Ancient Greekμαγικόςmagical
4Ancient GreekΜάγοςmagician, and derogatorily sorcerer, trickster,...
5Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
6Proto-Iranianmagúš—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “magyk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš →