Where does “մերձ” come from?
մերձ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մերձ, from Old Armenian -ան, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
մերձ (Armenian): near, close
Ancestry of “մերձ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | մերձ | near, nigh, next, close to, contiguous; near,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | -ան | found mainly in nouns; instrument-suffix;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
Words derived from “մերձ”