Where does “թամադա” come from?
թամադա (Armenian) comes from Georgian თამადა, from Ottoman Turkish داماد, from Classical Persian داماد, from Middle Persian dʾmʾt', from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼, from Proto-Iranian jā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ā́mātā, from Proto-Indo-European *ȷ́ā́mātā — to marry.
թամադա (Armenian): tamada
Ancestry of “թամադա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Georgian | თამადა | tamada |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | داماد | bridegroom; son-in-law; sovereign's... |
| 3 | Classical Persian | داماد | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | dʾmʾt' | — |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎼 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | jā́mātā | son-in-law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ā́mātā | son-in-law |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | *ȷ́ā́mātā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵem- | to marry |