Where does “դիմանկար” come from?

դիմանկար (Armenian) comes from Armenian դեմք, from Old Armenian դէմք — nominative plural of դէմ.

դիմանկար (Armenian): portrait

Definitions

  1. portrait

Ancestry of “դիմանկար”, step by step

դիմանկար traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian դեմք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianդեմքface; person; interesting/talented/unusual...
2Old Armenianդէմքnominative plural of դէմ

via Armenian նկար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնկարpicture, drawing, painting; image
2Old Armenianնկարpainting, picture; image, figure, effigy;...

Words derived from “դիմանկար

Every word from Old Armenian դէմքEvery word from Armenian դեմք