Where does “հնամյա” come from?

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

հնամյա (Armenian): ancient, archaic

Definitions

  1. ancient, archaic

Ancestry of “հնամյա”, step by step

հնամյա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ամ

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

via Armenian հին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհինold; ancient
2Old Armenianհինold, worn, decayed; ancient, antique
3Proto-Indo-Europeansénosold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(e)meh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian ամ →Every word from Armenian ամ →