Where does “հնգամյա” come from?

հնգամյա (Armenian) comes from Armenian հինգ, from Old Armenian հինգ, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

հնգամյա (Armenian): five-year; five-year old

Definitions

  1. five-year; five-year old

Ancestry of “հնգամյա”, step by step

հնգամյա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian հինգ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianհինգfive
2Old Armenianհինգfive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Armenian ամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամyear
2Old Armenianամyear; age
3Proto-Indo-Europeans(e)meh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from Old Armenian հինգ →Every word from Armenian հինգ →