Where does “máyaH” come from?

máyaH (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

Ancestry of “máyaH”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianmáyaH—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian máyaH →