Where does “համալսարան” come from?

համալսարան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian համալսարան, from Old Armenian լսեմ, from Old Armenian լուսեմ, from Old Armenian լուս-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlu-n-s-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

համալսարան (Armenian): university

Definitions

  1. university

Ancestry of “համալսարան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհամալսարանuniversity, academy, school
2Old Armenianլսեմto hear; to listen to; to grant, to hearken to...
3Old Armenianլուսեմ—
4Old Armenianլուս-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlu-n-s-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Old Armenian լուս- →