Where does “มฤค” come from?

มฤค (Thai) comes from Sanskrit मृग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás — a forest animal.

มฤค (Thai): wild animal such as deer, antelope etc

Definitions

  1. wild animal such as deer, antelope etc

Ancestry of “มฤค”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमृगa forest animal, wild beast; a deer, gazelle,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianmr̥gása forest animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥gás →Every word from Sanskrit मृग →