Where does “դերասանուհի” come from?
դերասանուհի (Armenian) comes from Armenian դերասան, from Armenian ասել, from Old Armenian ասեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.
դերասանուհի (Armenian): actress
Ancestry of “դերասանուհի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | դերասան | actor |
| 2 | Armenian | ասել | to say; to tell; to indicate, to point |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ասեմ | to say, to express, to speak, to relate, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ǵ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵ- | to say |