Where does “ձմեթ” come from?
ձմեթ (Armenian) comes from Proto-Armenian jim-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰi-m-ós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
ձմեթ (Armenian): snow blindness
Ancestry of “ձմեթ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Armenian | jim- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰi-m-ós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |