Where does “խեղանդամ” come from?
խեղանդամ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian խեղանդամ, from Old Armenian անդամ, from Middle Iranian andām, from Proto-Iranian hamdaHma, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
խեղանդամ (Armenian): mutilated, crippled; cripple
Definitions
- mutilated, crippled; cripple
Ancestry of “խեղանդամ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | խեղանդամ | mutilated, crippled |
| 2 | Old Armenian | անդամ | limb, member; the whole body |
| 3 | Middle Iranian | andām | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | hamdaHma | member, limb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |