Where does “мугырк” come from?

мугырк (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt му, from Proto-Permic *mu, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

мугырк (Udmurt): cave

Definitions

  1. cave

Ancestry of “мугырк”, step by step

мугырк traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt му

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtмуearth; honey
2Proto-Permic*muearth, land
3Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Udmurt гырк

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtгыркtree hollow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Permic *mu →