Where does “թանաքաման” come from?

թանաքաման (Armenian) comes from Armenian աման, from Middle Armenian աման, from Old Armenian աման, from Old Armenian ամամ, from Proto-Indo-European am- — to fill; mother, aunt.

թանաքաման (Armenian): inkpot

Definitions

  1. inkpot

Ancestry of “թանաքաման”, step by step

թանաքաման traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian աման

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամանvessel, jar, pot, container
2Middle Armenianամանvessel, container; tortoiseshell
3Old Armenianամանvessel, container
4Old Armenianամամto fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanam-to fill; mother, aunt

via Armenian թանաք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթանաքink
2Old Armenianթանաքink
3Old Armenianթանամto wet, to bathe, to dip, to drench, to soak; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteh₂-to melt; to flow, stream; Alternative form of...
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