Where does “mhła” come from?
mhła (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic mьgla, from Proto-Balto-Slavic miglā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European h₃mígʰleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.
mhła (Upper Sorbian): fog
Ancestry of “mhła”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | mьgla | fog, mist |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | miglā́ˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃mígʰleh₂ | mist, cloud |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meygʰ- | fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle |