Where does “մնջախաղ” come from?

մնջախաղ (Armenian) comes from Armenian մունջ, from Middle Armenian մունջ, from Old Armenian մունջ, from Proto-Indo-European munyo-, from Proto-Indo-European muni-.

մնջախաղ (Armenian): pantomime

Definitions

  1. pantomime

Ancestry of “մնջախաղ”, step by step

մնջախաղ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian մունջ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմունջdumb, mute; silent, speechless; silently
2Middle Armenianմունջdumb, mute, silent, speechless
3Old Armenianմունջdumb, mute, silent, speechless
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmunyo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmuni-—

via Armenian խաղ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխաղgame, play; acting, performing; song, tune
2Old Armenianխաղplay, game; recreation, pastime, amusement,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European muni- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European munyo- →Every word from Old Armenian մունջ →