Where does “մատնոց” come from?

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

մատնոց (Armenian): thimble

Definitions

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “մատնոց”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմատնոցthimble
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 →