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Where does “մեծություն” come from?

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

մեծություն (Armenian): bigness, largeness; size, magnitude, volume;...

Definitions

  1. bigness, largeness; size, magnitude, volume;...

Ancestry of “մեծություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմեծութիւնgreatness, thickness, size, capaciousness;...
2Old Armenianմեծgreat; large, big; strong, powerful, mighty;...
3Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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