Where does “մեծաշիթ” come from?

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

մեծաշիթ (Armenian): torrential, heavy

Definitions

  1. torrential, heavy

Ancestry of “մեծաշիթ”, step by step

մեծաշիթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մեծ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեծbig, large; spacious, voluminous, sizable; lofty,...
2Old Armenianմեծgreat; large, big; strong, powerful, mighty;...
3Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

via Armenian շիթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշիթstream, jet; drop, droplet
2Old Armenianշիթdrop; flame
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskeh₁t-to spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Proto-Indo-European n̥-Every word from Old Armenian ան-
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