Where does “մեխ” come from?
մեխ (Armenian) comes from Persian میخ, from Middle Persian myh, from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎧, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mayū́kʰas — peg, nail.
մեխ (Armenian): nail
Ancestry of “մեխ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Persian | میخ | nail |
| 2 | Middle Persian | myh | peg, nail |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎶𐎹𐎧 | doorknob |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mayū́kʰas | peg, nail |