Where does “मेघ” come from?

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

मेघ (Sanskrit): a cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga

Definitions

  1. a cloud; a mass, multitude; a particular rāga

Ancestry of “मेघ”, step by step

मेघ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHmaygʰás—
2Proto-Indo-IranianHmaygʰáscloud
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃moygʰósfog, cloud

via Indo-Iranian *Hmaygʰás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*Hmaygʰás—

Words derived from “मेघ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃moygʰós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hmaygʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hmaygʰás →