Where does “ամիս” come from?
ամիս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ամիս, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
ամիս (Armenian): month
Ancestry of “ամիս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ամիս | month |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |
Words derived from “ամիս”