Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mьgla, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *miglāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃migʰleh₂ ‎(“mist, cloud”), from the root *h₃meygʰ-.

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian miglà ‎(“mist, haze”), Latvian migla ‎(“mist, haze”) and indirectly Old Prussian maiggun ‎(“sleep”) (accusative singular).

Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit मेघ ‎(megha, “cloud, gloomy weather”), Ancient Greek ὀμίχλη ‎(omíkhlē, “mist, haze”), Albanian mjegull, Old Armenian մէգ ‎(mēg, “mist”) and Armenian մգլել ‎(mglel).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɡwa/