Where does “ձեւանմուշ” come from?
ձեւանմուշ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նմուշ, from Persian نمایش, from Persian ـش, from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭭.
ձեւանմուշ (Armenian): model; template
Ancestry of “ձեւանմուշ”, step by step
ձեւանմուշ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian նմուշ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | նմուշ | specimen; sample; example |
| 2 | Persian | نمایش | show; exposition; display |
| 3 | Persian | ـش | -tion |
| 4 | Middle Persian | 𐭱𐭭 | — |
via Armenian ձեւ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ձեւ | form; shape; pattern; way, method; form |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ձեւ | shape, fashion, form, mould, pattern; clothes,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |