Where does “میش” come from?

میش (Persian) comes from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭩𐭱, from Proto-Iranian mayšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás, from Proto-Indo-European móysos — sheep, skin of sheep.

میش (Persian): sheep; ewe

Definitions

  1. sheep; ewe

Ancestry of “میش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persian𐭬𐭩𐭱—
2Proto-Iranianmayšáhsheep, ram
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmayšásram
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmóysossheep, skin of sheep

Words derived from “میش”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European móysos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayšás →Every word from Proto-Iranian mayšáh →