Where does “միջատաբանական” come from?
միջատաբանական (Armenian) comes from Armenian միջատաբան, from Armenian միջատ, from Old Armenian միջատ, from Old Armenian մէջ, from Proto-Armenian meidyo-, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
միջատաբանական (Armenian): entomological
Ancestry of “միջատաբանական”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | միջատաբան | entomologist |
| 2 | Armenian | միջատ | insect |
| 3 | Old Armenian | միջատ | insect |
| 4 | Old Armenian | մէջ | middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part... |
| 5 | Proto-Armenian | meidyo- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |