Where does “անդամ” come from?

անդամ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian անդամ, from Old Armenian անդամ, from Middle Iranian andām, from Proto-Iranian hamdaHma, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

անդամ (Armenian): member, limb; term; member; fellow

Definitions

  1. member, limb; term; member; fellow

Ancestry of “անդամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianանդամlimb, member; thighbone, femur
2Old Armenianանդամlimb, member; the whole body
3Middle Iranianandām—
4Proto-IranianhamdaHmamember, limb
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “անդամ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Iranian hamdaHma →Every word from Middle Iranian andām →