Where does “մոգեան” come from?
մոգեան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մոգ, 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.
մոգեան (Old Armenian): magi; magicians
Ancestry of “մոգեան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մոգ | magus; Zoroastrian; magician, astrologer;... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭢𐭥 | — |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎦𐏁 | priest |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | magúš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | magʰúš | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ-ú-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | megʰ- | to be able |