Where does “ամսագիր” come from?

ամսագիր (Armenian) comes from Armenian ամիս, from Old Armenian ամիս, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

ամսագիր (Armenian): monthly magazine, journal

Definitions

  1. monthly magazine, journal

Ancestry of “ամսագիր”, step by step

ամսագիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ամիս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամիսmonth
2Old Armenianամիսmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Armenian գիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիրletter; script, writing system; tail
2Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Old Armenian ամիս →
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