Where does “աննամուս” come from?
աննամուս (Armenian) comes from Armenian նամուս, from Middle Armenian նամուս, from Ottoman Turkish ناموس, from Arabic نَامُوس, from Classical Syriac ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos — to distribute; to give, to take.
աննամուս (Armenian): dishonorable
Definitions
- dishonorable
Ancestry of “աննամուս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | նամուս | honour |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | նամուս | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ناموس | confidant, a person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets, especially an intimate of a great personage |
| 4 | Arabic | نَامُوس | {{w|namus}} |
| 5 | Classical Syriac | ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |