Where does “կամ” come from?

կամ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կամ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- — to step.

կամ (Armenian): or; I am, I exist; threshing sledge, threshing...

Definitions

  1. or; I am, I exist; threshing sledge, threshing...

Ancestry of “կամ”, step by step

կամ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian կամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկամto stand, to be standing; to remain; to appear;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeh₂-to step

via Old Armenian կամն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկամնthreshing sledge, threshing board

Words derived from “կամ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian կամ →