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
Ancestry of “میش”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭩𐭱 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | mayšáh | sheep, ram |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mayšás | ram |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móysos | sheep, skin of sheep |