Where does “մեղվապահ” come from?

մեղվապահ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մեղու, from Old Armenian մեղու, from Old Armenian ու, from Proto-Indo-European h₁opi — up, on, upon.

մեղվապահ (Armenian): beekeeper

Definitions

  1. beekeeper

Ancestry of “մեղվապահ”, step by step

մեղվապահ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մեղու

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմեղուbee
2Old Armenianմեղուbee; genitive singular of մեղր
3Old Armenianուand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁opiup, on, upon

via Armenian պահել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպահելto keep; to hold; to hide, to conceal
2Old Armenianպահեմ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁opi →Every word from Old Armenian ու →Every word from Old Armenian մեղու →