Where does “կեղծածամ” come from?
կեղծածամ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ծամ, from Armenian ծամել, from Old Armenian ծամեմ, from Old Armenian ծամմ-, from Old Armenian ծամբ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵembʰ- — to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw...
Ancestry of “կեղծածամ”, step by step
կեղծածամ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ծամ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ծամ | tresses; tress, plait, braid; long hair |
| 2 | Armenian | ծամել | to chew; to crumble; to repeat something with... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ծամեմ | to chew; to reflect, to ruminate |
| 4 | Old Armenian | ծամմ- | — |
| 5 | Old Armenian | ծամբ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵembʰ- | to bite, chew; tooth, nail; to pierce, gnaw... |