Where does “մարտյան” come from?
մարտյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian մարտ, from Old Armenian մարտ, from Ancient Greek Μάρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
մարտյան (Armenian): March
Ancestry of “մարտյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | մարտ | battle, fight, action, combat; struggle, fight;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մարտ | war, battle, combat; wrestling; dispute, quarrel |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Μάρτιος | — |
| 4 | Latin | Mārtius | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |