𐎶𐎹𐎧

Old Persian

Etymology

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

Noun

𐎶𐎹𐎧 (m-y-x /mayuxa/)

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

Prods Oktor Skjærvø (2016) An Introduction to Old Persian‎

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