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Where does “màgla” come from?

màgla (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic 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.

Ancestry of “màgla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмьглаfog
2Proto-Slavicmьgla̍—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmiglā́ˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mígʰleh₂mist, cloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

Words derived from “màgla”

  • magličast
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