Where does “мглистый” come from?

мглистый (Russian) comes from Russian мгла, from Old East Slavic мьгла, from Proto-Slavic mьgla̍, from Proto-Balto-Slavic miglā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃mígʰleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

мглистый (Russian): foggy, misty

Definitions

  1. foggy, misty

Ancestry of “мглистый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianмглаdarkness; mist, haze
2Old East Slavicмьглаfog, mist
3Proto-Slavicmьgla̍fog, mist
4Proto-Balto-Slavicmiglā́ˀfog, mist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mígʰleh₂mist, cloud
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃mígʰleh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic miglā́ˀ →
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