Etymograph

English

MiG Alley

From MiG + alley.

A compound of MiG + alley

Armenian Միկո ‘pet form of <i class="Armn mention"…’

Armenian Միկոյան

Russian Микоя́н

Russian МиГ ‘MiG, mig (fighter jet)’

English MiG

Anglo-Norman aleie

Middle English aleye ‘an alleyway’

English alley

Today it means

name A region of North Korea, close to the Yalu River, where MiG-15 fighters would typically be encountered.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / MiG Alley