Where does “կենդանաբան” come from?
կենդանաբան (Armenian) comes from Armenian կենդանի, from Old Armenian կենդանի, from Old Armenian կենդ-, from Old Armenian կեն-, from Old Armenian կեան-, from Old Armenian կեանք, from Old Armenian -անք, from Old Armenian -ք — Derives nouns from roots.
կենդանաբան (Armenian): zoologist
Definitions
- zoologist
Ancestry of “կենդանաբան”, step by step
կենդանաբան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian կենդանի
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | կենդանի | alive, living, not dead; lively, brisk; animal,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կենդանի | living, alive; animated, lively, vivid,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | կենդ- | — |
| 4 | Old Armenian | կեն- | — |
| 5 | Old Armenian | կեան- | — |
| 6 | Old Armenian | կեանք | life; health; subsistence, living, nourishment;... |
| 7 | Old Armenian | -անք | Forming nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Old Armenian | -ք | plural nominative case marker; forming names of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |
via Armenian բան
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | բան | thing; work, business; penis |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բան | speech, word, term, saying, dictate, expression,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ni- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |