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Where does “Margiel” come from?

Margiel (Polish) comes from Polish margać, from Proto-Slavic mъrgati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic murˀg-, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥gʷ-.

Ancestry of “Margiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmargaćto move, to wave, to wag; to grumble
2Proto-Slavicmъrgatito blink, to wink
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmurˀg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥gʷ-—
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