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
Ancestry of “میغ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | myγ | cloud, mist |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | Hmaygáh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hmaygʰás | cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃moygʰós | fog, cloud |