Where does “МиГ” come from?

МиГ (Russian) comes from Russian Микоя́н, from Armenian Միկոյան, from Armenian Միկո — pet form of {{m|hy|Մկրտիչ}}.

МиГ (Russian): MiG, mig

Definitions

  1. MiG, mig

Ancestry of “МиГ”, step by step

МиГ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian Микоя́н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМикоя́н—
2ArmenianՄիկոյան—
3ArmenianՄիկոpet form of {{m|hy|Մկրտիչ}}

via Russian Гуре́вич

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianГуре́вич—
Every word from Armenian Միկո →Every word from Armenian Միկոյան →Every word from Russian Микоя́н →