Where does “մերկանալ” come from?

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

մերկանալ (Armenian): to undress oneself, to strip, to strip naked

Definitions

  1. to undress oneself, to strip, to strip naked

Ancestry of “մերկանալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմերկանամto undress, to unclothe, to strip, to lay bare,...
2Old Armenianմերկnude, naked; unadorned, plain, simple, evident;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-no-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ-no- →Every word from Old Armenian մերկ →