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Where does “магла” come from?

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

Ancestry of “магла”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmьgla̍—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicmiglā́ˀ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mígʰleh₂mist, cloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

Words derived from “магла”

  • магличаст
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