Where does “мех” come from?

мех (Tajik) comes from Persian میخ, from Middle Persian myh, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas — peg, nail.

мех (Tajik): nail

Definitions

  1. nail

Ancestry of “мех”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمیخnail
2Middle Persianmyhpeg, nail
3Old Persian𐎶𐎹𐎧doorknob
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmayū́kʰaspeg, nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas →Every word from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧 →Every word from Middle Persian myh →