Where does “մատանի” come from?

մատանի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մատանի, from Old Armenian մատն, from Proto-Indo-European mh₁-d-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

մատանի (Armenian): ring

Definitions

  1. ring

Ancestry of “մատանի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմատանիring; signet-ring, seal, stamp; thimble
2Old Armenianմատնfinger, toe; finger's breadth, inch; step of a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₁-d-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₁-d- →Every word from Old Armenian մատն →