Where does “մերօրյա” come from?

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

մերօրյա (Armenian): modern, contemporary

Definitions

  1. modern, contemporary

Ancestry of “մերօրյա”, step by step

մերօրյա traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մեր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմերgenitive singular of մենք; Alternative form of...
2Old Armenianմերour; ours
3Old Armenianմեքwe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeysmall, little

via Armenian օր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianօրday
2Old Armenianօրday 24 hours; daytime the period from sunrise till sunset
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey →Every word from Old Armenian մեք →Every word from Old Armenian մեր →