Where does “հազարամյակ” come from?

հազարամյակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ամ, from Old Armenian ամ, from Proto-Indo-European s(e)meh₂-.

հազարամյակ (Armenian): millennium

Definitions

  1. millennium

Ancestry of “հազարամյակ”, step by step

հազարամյակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամyear
2Old Armenianամyear; age
3Proto-Indo-Europeans(e)meh₂-—

via Armenian հազար

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհազարthousand; lettuce, "Lactuca"
2Middle Armenianհազարthousand
3Old Armenianհազարthousand; lettuce, "Lactuca"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(e)meh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian ամ →Every word from Armenian ամ →