Where does “մահկանացու” come from?
մահկանացու (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մահկանացու, from Old Armenian -ացու, from Old Armenian -աց, from Old Armenian -ց, from Old Armenian այգ, from Proto-Armenian aygo-, from Proto-Armenian awyo-, from Proto-Armenian aw(h)i- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.
մահկանացու (Armenian): mortal
Definitions
- mortal
Ancestry of “մահկանացու”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մահկանացու | mortal, subject to death; mortiferous, deadly |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ացու | Destined for, intended for |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -աց | the plural genitive case ending of "i-a"-stem... |
| 4 | Old Armenian | -ց | plural genitive case marker; plural dative case... |
| 5 | Old Armenian | այգ | morning |
| 6 | Proto-Armenian | aygo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Armenian | awyo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Armenian | aw(h)i- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ws-s-i | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éwsōs | dawn; goddess of dawn, bringer of light for which... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éws-os-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |