Where does “مغ” come from?

مغ (Persian) 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.

مغ (Persian): magus; deep, abysmal

Definitions

  1. magus; deep, abysmal

Ancestry of “مغ”, step by step

مغ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭥

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

via Middle Persian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianhole, pit

Words derived from “مغ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European megʰ-ú-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian magʰúš