Where does “մանրաթել” come from?

մանրաթել (Armenian) comes from Armenian մանր, from Old Armenian մանր, from Proto-Indo-European mn̥(H)u-.

մանրաթել (Armenian): fibre, filament

Definitions

  1. fibre, filament

Ancestry of “մանրաթել”, step by step

մանրաթել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մանր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմանրsmall, little, petty, minute; fine; petty,...
2Old Armenianմանրsmall, minute, little, fine, subtile; slender,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmn̥(H)u-—

via Armenian թել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթելthread
2Old Armenianթելthread, filament; fibre; chord
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mn̥(H)u- →Every word from Old Armenian մանր →Every word from Armenian մանր →