Where does “մայրի” come from?
մայրի (Armenian) comes from Armenian մայր, from Old Armenian մայր, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
մայրի (Armenian): woods, forest; cedar
Definitions
- woods, forest; cedar
Ancestry of “մայրի”, step by step
մայրի traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian մայր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | մայր | mother; cedar; Only used in մայր մտնել |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մայր | mother; mother, author, cause, source, spring,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Armenian ի
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ի | The 11th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ինի. Represents close front unrounded vowel:. Transliterated as i |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ի | to, in the direction of, towards; with, by; for... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Old Armenian մայրի
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մայրի | woods, forest, thicket; den, lair |