𐎶𐎹𐎧

Old Persian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayū́kʰas. Cognate with Sanskrit मयूख (mayū́kha).

Noun

𐎶𐎹𐎧 (m-y-x /mayuxa/)

  1. doorknob

Descendants

  • Middle Persian: myh (mēx)
    • Persian: میخ‎ (mix)
      • → Azerbaijani: mıx
      • → Armenian: մեխ (mex)
      • → Crimean Tatar: mıh
      • → Hindi: मेख़ (mex)
      • → Turkish: mıh
      • → Uyghur: مىخ‎ (mix)

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.