Where does “murγ” come from?
murγ (Middle Iranian) comes from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.
Ancestry of “murγ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | *mr̥gáh | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mr̥gás | a forest animal |