Where does “մերկ” come from?

մերկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մերկ, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-no-, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

մերկ (Armenian): naked, bare, nude; devoid of vegetation;...

Definitions

  1. naked, bare, nude; devoid of vegetation;...

Ancestry of “մերկ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմերկnude, naked; unadorned, plain, simple, evident;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-no-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “մերկ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-no- →Every word from Old Armenian մերկ →