Where does “արդեն” come from?
արդեն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian արդէն, from Old Armenian -էն, from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni-.
արդեն (Armenian): already
Ancestry of “արդեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | արդէն | already; before |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -էն | forming adverbs |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ey-ni- | — |