Where does “miraz” come from?
miraz (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French mirage, from French mirer, from Old French mirer, from Latin mīror, from Latin mīrus, from Proto-Italic smeiros, from Proto-Indo-European sméyros, from Proto-Indo-European smey- — to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be...
miraz (Serbo-Croatian): dowry
Ancestry of “miraz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mirage | mirage |
| 2 | French | mirer | to watch intensely, to stare |
| 3 | Old French | mirer | to look at; to watch |
| 4 | Latin | mīror | — |
| 5 | Latin | mīrus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | smeiros | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sméyros | laughing, smiling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smey- | to smile; to smear, stroke, wipe, rub; to be... |