Where does “мьгновениѥ” come from?
мьгновениѥ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic *mьgnovenьje, from Proto-Slavic *mьgnǫti, from Proto-Slavic migati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meyg-, from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ-.
Ancestry of “мьгновениѥ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *mьgnovenьje | moment, instant, twinkling |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *mьgnǫti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | migati | to blink |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | meyg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meygʰ- | — |