Where does “դրվատանք” come from?
դրվատանք (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դրուատանք, from Old Armenian դրուատեմ, from Old Armenian դրուատ, from Old Persian druwatā-, from Old Persian 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺, from Proto-Iranian *druwáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰruwás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰru-wó-s — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
դրվատանք (Armenian): praise
Definitions
- praise
Ancestry of “դրվատանք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | դրուատանք | Synonym of դրուատ |
| 2 | Old Armenian | դրուատեմ | to praise, to give praises, to celebrate |
| 3 | Old Armenian | դրուատ | eulogy, praise |
| 4 | Old Persian | druwatā- | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎺 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | *druwáh | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰruwás | fixed, firm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰru-wó-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |