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Where does “myh” come from?

myh (Middle Persian) comes from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas — peg, nail.

myh (Middle Persian): peg, nail

Definitions

  1. peg, nail

Ancestry of “myh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Persian𐎶𐎹𐎧doorknob
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmayū́kʰaspeg, nail

Words derived from “myh”

  • mıh
  • մեխ
  • მიხაკი
  • میخک
  • میخ
  • mıx
  • mıh
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