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Where does “մարմին” come from?

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

մարմին (Armenian): body; body, material object; body, agency,...

Definitions

  1. body; body, material object; body, agency,...

Ancestry of “մարմին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմարմինbody; flesh; man, creature, mortal; corpse, dead...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥meno-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
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