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

Margiel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish margać

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

via Polish Małgorzata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMałgorzataMargaret
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥gʷ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic murˀg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mъrgati →