Where does “մեր” come from?

մեր (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեր, from Old Armenian մեք, from Proto-Indo-European mey — small, little.

մեր (Armenian): genitive singular of մենք; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of մենք; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “մեր”, step by step

մեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian մեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմերour; ours
2Old Armenianմեքwe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeysmall, little

via Old Armenian մայր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմայրmother; mother, author, cause, source, spring,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “մեր”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey →Every word from Old Armenian մեք →Every word from Old Armenian մեր →