Where does “գրենա” come from?
գրենա (Armenian) comes from Russian гре́на, from French graine, from Vulgar Latin grana, from Latin granum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
գրենա (Armenian): grain; silkworm eggs
Definitions
- grain; silkworm eggs
Ancestry of “գրենա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | гре́на | grain, silkworm eggs |
| 2 | French | graine | seed; dick, penis; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | grana | nominative plural of grānum; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | granum | a grain, seed or small kernel |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |