Where does “մայրցամաք” come from?

մայրցամաք (Armenian) comes from Armenian ցամաք, from Old Armenian ցամաք, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

մայրցամաք (Armenian): continent

Definitions

  1. continent

Ancestry of “մայրցամաք”, step by step

մայրցամաք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ցամաք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianցամաքdry; lifeless; earth, dry land
2Old Armenianցամաքdry, arid; dryness; earth, dry land
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

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 -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →