Where does “մատնանշել” come from?

մատնանշել (Armenian) comes from Armenian մատ, from Russian мат, from Dutch mat, from Middle Dutch mat, from Old French mat, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

մատնանշել (Armenian): to finger, to put the finger on, to point out, to identify, to specify

Definitions

  1. to finger, to put the finger on, to point out, to identify, to specify

Ancestry of “մատնանշել”, step by step

մատնանշել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մատ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմատfinger; toe; checkmate, mate; hill
2Russianматcheckmate, mate; mat, matte finish, frost; mat,...
3Dutchmatrug, mat; mullet; checkmate
4Middle Dutchmatcheckmate
5Old Frenchmatcheckmated; in checkmate
6Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
7Latinmaditus
8Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
9Latinmadeōto be wet or moist
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Armenian նշել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianնշելto mark, to note
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Latin madeōEvery word from Latin madere