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Where does “myγ” come from?

myγ (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Iranian Hmaygáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.

myγ (Middle Persian): cloud, mist

Definitions

  1. cloud, mist

Ancestry of “myγ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianHmaygáh—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud

Words derived from “myγ”

  • میغ
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