Where does “զարմացնել” come from?
զարմացնել (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian զարմացուցանեմ, from Old Armenian զարմանամ, from Old Armenian արմանամ, from Finnish arm-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
զարմացնել (Armenian): causative of զարմանալ
Ancestry of “զարմացնել”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | զարմացուցանեմ | to astonish, to surprise, to seize with... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | զարմանամ | to be astounded, to wonder, to be astonished; to... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | արմանամ | to be astounded, to wonder, to be astonished |
| 4 | Finnish | arm- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |