Where does “մոգ” come from?

մոգ (Old Armenian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭥, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁, from Proto-Iranian magúš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-s, from Proto-Indo-European megʰ- — to be able.

մոգ (Old Armenian): magus; Zoroastrian; magician, astrologer;...

Definitions

  1. magus; Zoroastrian; magician, astrologer;...

Ancestry of “մոգ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭬𐭢𐭥Mazdean priest
2Old Persian𐎶𐎦𐏁priest
3Proto-Iranianmagúš—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “մոգ”

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