Where does “մայրական” come from?

մայրական (Armenian) comes from Armenian ական, from Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետել, from Middle Armenian նետ, from Old Armenian նետ, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

մայրական (Armenian): motherly

Definitions

  1. motherly

Ancestry of “մայրական”, step by step

մայրական traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ական

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianականsap, tunnel; mine; mortar shell
2Armenianնետելto throw, to cast
3Middle Armenianնետելto shoot an arrow; to throw
4Middle Armenianնետarrow
5Old Armenianնետarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via Armenian մայր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմայրmother; cedar; Only used in մայր մտնել
2Old Armenianմայրmother; mother, author, cause, source, spring,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →Every word from Old Armenian նետ →Every word from Middle Armenian նետ →