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Where does “աման” come from?

աման (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian աման, from Old Armenian աման, from Old Armenian ամամ, from Proto-Indo-European am- — to fill; mother, aunt.

աման (Armenian): vessel, jar, pot, container

Definitions

  1. vessel, jar, pot, container

Ancestry of “աման”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianամանvessel, container; tortoiseshell
2Old Armenianամանvessel, container
3Old Armenianամամto fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanam-to fill; mother, aunt

Words derived from “աման”

  • թանաքաման
  • ծաղկաման
  • սրճաման
  • աղբաման
  • մոխրաման
  • aman
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