Where does “Migas” come from?

Migas (Polish) comes from Polish migać, from Proto-Slavic migati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meyg-, from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ-.

Ancestry of “Migas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmigaćto blink, to flash, to flicker
2Proto-Slavicmigatito blink
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeyg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeygʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meyg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic migati →
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