Where does “երկիմաստ” come from?
երկիմաստ (Armenian) comes from Armenian իմաստ, from Old Armenian իմաստ, from Old Armenian -ստ, from Proto-Indo-European -sti-.
երկիմաստ (Armenian): ambiguous, equivocal
Ancestry of “երկիմաստ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | իմաստ | sense, meaning; purport; point; point, sense |
| 2 | Old Armenian | իմաստ | signification, sense, meaning, substance, drift;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ստ | Forming few action nouns. These action nouns may... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -sti- | — |