Where does “ընդեղեն” come from?
ընդեղեն (Armenian) comes from Armenian -եղեն, from Old Armenian -եղէն, from Old Armenian -էն, from Proto-Indo-European ey-ni-.
ընդեղեն (Armenian): cereals and legumes
Ancestry of “ընդեղեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | -եղեն | forming collective nouns |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -եղէն | made of, consisting of |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -էն | forming adverbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ey-ni- | — |