Where does “مرغابی” come from?

مرغابی (Persian) comes from Persian آبی, from Persian آب, from Middle Persian ʾp̄, from Old Persian 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠, from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

مرغابی (Persian): duck; wild duck

Definitions

  1. duck; wild duck

Ancestry of “مرغابی”, step by step

مرغابی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian آبی

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianآبیblue; aquatic; aqueous
2Persianآبwater; liquid; juice
3Middle Persianʾp̄water
4Old Persian𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠into the water
5Proto-IranianHā́fšwater
6Proto-Indo-IranianHā́pswater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

via Persian مرغ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمرغbird; hen
2Undeterminedmurγbird

Words derived from “مرغابی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hā́ps →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hā́fš →