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
Ancestry of “մայրցամաք”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ցամաք | dry; lifeless; earth, dry land |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ցամաք | dry, arid; dryness; earth, dry land |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |