մէգ

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ-o- or *h₃meygʰ-eh₂-, from *h₃meygʰ- (“fog, cloud”). A borrowing from the Iranian cognates is formally possible (compare Parthian 𐫖𐫏𐫃 (myg /⁠mēγ⁠/)), but according to Martirosyan the existence of dialectal մգլել (mglel, “to cloud”), in view of its internal -l-, that is reminiscent of the Greek and Balto-Slavic forms, favours the native origin.

մէգ • (mēg)

1. mist, fog, darkness

   թանձր մէգ ― tʻanjr mēg ― dense fog, thick mist

• → Armenian: մեգ (meg)

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