Where does “լումա” come from?
լումա (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լումայ, from Classical Syriac ܠܘܡܐ, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
լումա (Armenian): small currency unit, mite; luma; mite, small...
Definitions
- small currency unit, mite; luma; mite, small...
Ancestry of “լումա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | լումայ | mite, small piece of money |
| 2 | Classical Syriac | ܠܘܡܐ | small coin; penny, farthing, quadrans |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |