Where does “մեծանուն” come from?
մեծանուն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեծանուն, from Old Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
մեծանուն (Armenian): renowned, famous
Ancestry of “մեծանուն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | մեծանուն | very renowned, famous, illustrious, celebrated,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մեծ | great; large, big; strong, powerful, mighty;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ան- | a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |