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Where does “𐎶𐎦𐏁” come from?

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

𐎶𐎦𐏁 (Old Persian): priest

Definitions

  1. priest

Ancestry of “𐎶𐎦𐏁”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianmagúš—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmagʰúš—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-ú-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmegʰ-to be able

Words derived from “𐎶𐎦𐏁”

  • ܡܓܘܫܐ
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