Where does “մեծանալ” come from?

մեծանալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեծանամ, from Old Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

մեծանալ (Armenian): to grow, to rise, to increase

Definitions

  1. to grow, to rise, to increase

Ancestry of “մեծանալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմեծանամto grow, to increase in stature or size; to...
2Old Armenianմեծgreat; large, big; strong, powerful, mighty;...
3Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Armenian ան- →