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Where does “մնալ” come from?

մնալ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մնամ, from Old Armenian մինամ, from Proto-Indo-European menā-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

մնալ (Armenian): to stay, to remain

Definitions

  1. to stay, to remain

Ancestry of “մնալ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմնամto remain, to stay; to stop, to wait, to expect;...
2Old Armenianմինամ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmenā-ye-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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