Where does “ամեն” come from?
ամեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ամէն, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥mo-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ամեն (Armenian): each, every; all
Ancestry of “ամեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ամէն | all, every; everything, everyone |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥mo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |