Where does “magla” come from?
magla (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 “magla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | мьгла | fog |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mьgla̍ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | miglā́ˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃mígʰleh₂ | mist, cloud |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |
Words derived from “magla”