Where does “ձնեմարդ” come from?

ձնեմարդ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մարդ, from Old Armenian մարդ, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

ձնեմարդ (Armenian): snowman

Definitions

  1. snowman

Ancestry of “ձնեմարդ”, step by step

ձնեմարդ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մարդ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմարդhuman being, person; man, adult male; husband
2Old Armenianմարդman; mortal; the human race
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Armenian ձնե

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianձնեAlternative form of ձյունե
2Armenian-եforms adjectives with the meaning of “made or...
3Old Armenian-եայmade or consisting of; -en; belonging to some...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Old Armenian մարդ →