Where does “մամիկ” come from?

մամիկ (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian մամիկ, from Middle Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian -իկ, from Old Armenian պատ-եմ.

մամիկ (Armenian): Diminutive of մամ

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of մամ

Ancestry of “մամիկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle ArmenianմամիկDiminutive of մամ
2Middle Armenian-իկforming diminutives
3Old Armenian-իկforming diminutives; forming agent nouns and...
4Old Armenianպատ-եմ—
Every word from Old Armenian պատ-եմ →Every word from Old Armenian -իկ →Every word from Middle Armenian -իկ →