Where does “եռամսյակ” come from?

եռամսյակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ամիս, from Old Armenian ամիս, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

եռամսյակ (Armenian): trimester

Definitions

  1. trimester

Ancestry of “եռամսյակ”, step by step

եռամսյակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ամիս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամիսmonth
2Old Armenianամիսmonth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Armenian երեք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianերեքthree
2Old Armenianերեքthree; third; thrice
3Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Old Armenian ամիս →