Where does “մեկմեկու” come from?

մեկմեկու (Armenian) comes from Armenian մեկ, from Old Armenian մէկ, from Old Armenian միակ, from Old Armenian -ակ, from Old Armenian ունակ, from Old Armenian ունիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

մեկմեկու (Armenian): each other, one another

Definitions

  1. each other, one another

Ancestry of “մեկմեկու”, step by step

մեկմեկու traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մեկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեկone; someone, somebody
2Old Armenianմէկ
3Old Armenianմիակunity, first number, one, 1; only one, alone,...
4Old Armenian-ակforming diminutives from nominal stems; forming...
5Old Armenianունակhaving, containing
6Old Armenianունիմto have; to take, to hold, to possess, to occupy,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanōpn-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve

via Armenian մեկու

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեկու
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp-Every word from Old Armenian -ակEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ōpn-