Where does “میغ” come from?

میغ (Persian) comes from Middle Persian myγ, from Proto-Iranian Hmaygáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.

میغ (Persian): cloud; fog, mist

Definitions

  1. cloud; fog, mist

Ancestry of “میغ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Persianmyγcloud, mist
2Proto-IranianHmaygáh—
3Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás →Every word from Proto-Iranian Hmaygáh →