Where does “миг” come from?

миг (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic migъ, from Proto-Slavic migati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic meyg-, from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ-.

миг (Serbo-Croatian): wink; hint; cue

Definitions

  1. wink; hint; cue

Ancestry of “миг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmigъblink, moment
2Proto-Slavicmigatito blink
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmeyg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeygʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic meyg- →Every word from Proto-Slavic migati →