Where does “ਮੁਰਗੀ” come from?

ਮੁਰਗੀ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਮੁਰਗ, from Classical Persian مرغ, from Middle Iranian murγ, from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

ਮੁਰਗੀ (Punjabi): hen female chicken

Definitions

  1. hen female chicken

Ancestry of “ਮੁਰਗੀ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਮੁਰਗcock, rooster
2Classical Persianمرغ—
3Middle Iranianmurγ—
4Proto-Iranian*mr̥gáhhen, bird
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh →Every word from Middle Iranian murγ →