مرغ • (morğ) (plural مرغها (morğ-hâ) or مرغان (morğân))
From Middle Iranian *murγ (“bird”). Compare Middle Persian mwlw' (murw), Parthian mwrg (murγ), Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀 (mərəγa), Pashto مرغه (mërğë), Ossetian маргъ (marǧ), Baluchi مرگ (murg), Old Armenian սիրամարգ (siramarg) and լորամարգ (loramarg).