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Where does “mьgla̍” come from?

mьgla̍ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic miglā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃mígʰleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

Ancestry of “mьgla̍”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicmiglā́ˀ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mígʰleh₂mist, cloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
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