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Where does “margać” come from?

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

margać (Polish): to move, to wave, to wag; to grumble

Definitions

  1. to move, to wave, to wag; to grumble

Ancestry of “margać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmъrgatito blink, to wink
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmurˀg-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥gʷ-—

Words derived from “margać”

  • Margiel
  • Margol
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥gʷ- →