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

  1. woods, forest; cedar

Ancestry of “մայրի”, step by step

մայրի traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մայր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմայրmother; cedar; Only used in մայր մտնել
2Old Armenianմայրmother; mother, author, cause, source, spring,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Armenian ի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianիThe 11th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ինի. Represents close front unrounded vowel:. Transliterated as i
2Old Armenianիto, in the direction of, towards; with, by; for...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Old Armenian մայրի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմայրիwoods, forest, thicket; den, lair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Old Armenian մայրEvery word from Armenian մայր
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