Where does “մարդասպան” come from?

մարդասպան (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մարդասպան, from Old Armenian մարդ, from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

մարդասպան (Armenian): killer, assassin

Definitions

  1. killer, assassin

Ancestry of “մարդասպան”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմարդասպանmurderer, homicide, manslayer; murderous,...
2Old Armenianմարդman; mortal; the human race
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mr̥tós →Every word from Old Armenian մարդ →