Where does “մարդուկ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “մարդուկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմարդhuman being, person; man, adult male; husband
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 →