Where does “մեծաշքեղ” come from?
մեծաշքեղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
մեծաշքեղ (Armenian): very splendid, magnificent, lavish
Definitions
- very splendid, magnificent, lavish
Ancestry of “մեծաշքեղ”, step by step
մեծաշքեղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian մեծ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | մեծ | big, large; spacious, voluminous, sizable; lofty,... |
| 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 |
via Armenian շքեղ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | շքեղ | superb, splendid, magnificent; luxurious,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շքեղ | glorious, magnificent, rich, sumptuous, pompous,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | շուք | shadow, shade; veil, headcover; protection |
| 4 | Persian | شکوه | splendor, majesty, magnificence, grandiose beauty |
| 5 | Arabic | شَكْوَة | — |