Where does “մթար” come from?

մթար (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մթար, from Old Armenian -ար, from Proto-Indo-European -(e)ro-.

մթար (Armenian): dark; filth, dirt

Definitions

  1. dark; filth, dirt

Ancestry of “մթար”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմթարblack, smutty; blearedness; filth, dirt
2Old Armenian-արFound in several words. The function is not very...
3Proto-Indo-European-(e)ro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -(e)ro- →Every word from Old Armenian -ար →Every word from Old Armenian մթար →