Where does “դերասան” come from?

դերասան (Armenian) comes from Armenian ասել, from Old Armenian ասեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

դերասան (Armenian): actor

Definitions

  1. actor

Ancestry of “դերասան”, step by step

դերասան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ասել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianասելto say; to tell; to indicate, to point
2Old Armenianասեմto say, to express, to speak, to relate, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

via Armenian դեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդերrole
2Old Armenianդեր-substituting for, in place of

Words derived from “դերասան”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ- →Every word from Old Armenian ասեմ →