Where does “میخ” come from?

میخ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian myh, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas — peg, nail.

میخ (Persian): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “میخ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmyhpeg, nail
2Old Persian𐎶𐎹𐎧doorknob
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmayū́kʰaspeg, nail

Words derived from “میخ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas →Every word from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧 →Every word from Middle Persian myh →