Where does “մեներգ” come from?

մեներգ (Armenian) comes from Armenian երգ, from Old Armenian երգ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós — something that does or is subject to.

մեներգ (Armenian): aria; solo

Definitions

  1. aria; solo

Ancestry of “մեներգ”, step by step

մեներգ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian երգ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianերգsong
2Old Armenianերգsong; poem; playing
3Proto-Indo-European*h₁erkʷóssomething that does or is subject to

via Armenian մեն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմենthe name of the Armenian letter մ; one, only,...
2Old Armenianմեն—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erkʷós →Every word from Old Armenian երգ →Every word from Armenian երգ →
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