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
Ancestry of “մնջախաղ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | մունջ | dumb, mute; silent, speechless; silently |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | մունջ | dumb, mute, silent, speechless |
| 3 | Old Armenian | մունջ | dumb, mute, silent, speechless |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | munyo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | muni- | — |