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Where does “Hmaygáh” come from?

Hmaygáh (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás, from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós — fog, cloud.

Ancestry of “Hmaygáh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud

Words derived from “Hmaygáh”

  • میغ
  • myγ
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