Where does “մարմնավաճառ” come from?

մարմնավաճառ (Armenian) comes from Armenian վաճառել, from Old Armenian վաճառեմ, from Old Armenian վաճառ, from Middle Persian wʾčʾl, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

մարմնավաճառ (Armenian): prostitute

Definitions

  1. prostitute

Ancestry of “մարմնավաճառ”, step by step

մարմնավաճառ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian վաճառել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianվաճառելto sell
2Old Armenianվաճառեմto sell, to sell off
3Old Armenianվաճառtrade, commerce, dealings; merchandise, goods,...
4Middle Persianwʾčʾlmarket
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Armenian մարմին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմարմինbody; body, material object; body, agency,...
2Old Armenianմարմինbody; flesh; man, creature, mortal; corpse, dead...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥meno-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “մարմնավաճառ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Middle Persian wʾčʾl →Every word from Old Armenian վաճառ →