Where does “مغز” come from?

مغز (Persian) comes from Middle Persian mzg, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós — marrow; brain.

مغز (Persian): brain

Definitions

  1. brain

Ancestry of “مغز”, step by step

مغز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Persian mzg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmzgbrain, marrow
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmazǰʰā́marrow, pith; brain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmosgʰósmarrow; brain

via Proto-Iranian *mazgáh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranian*mazgáhmarrow

Words derived from “مغز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mosgʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mazǰʰā́ →Every word from Middle Persian mzg →