Where does “mʾhyk'” come from?
mʾhyk' (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian mácyah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mátsyas — fish.
Ancestry of “mʾhyk'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Iranian | mácyah | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mátsyas | fish |
Words derived from “mʾhyk'”