Where does “մամուլ” come from?

մամուլ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մամուլ, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

մամուլ (Armenian): pressing machine, press; printer's sheet; press

Definitions

  1. pressing machine, press; printer's sheet; press

Ancestry of “մամուլ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմամուլsqueezing implement, pressing machine, press
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →