Where does “մոխրաման” come from?

մոխրաման (Armenian) comes from Armenian աման, from Middle Armenian աման, from Old Armenian աման, from Old Armenian ամամ, from Proto-Indo-European am- — to fill; mother, aunt.

մոխրաման (Armenian): ashtray

Definitions

  1. ashtray

Ancestry of “մոխրաման”, step by step

մոխրաման traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian աման

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianամանvessel, jar, pot, container
2Middle Armenianամանvessel, container; tortoiseshell
3Old Armenianամանvessel, container
4Old Armenianամամto fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanam-to fill; mother, aunt

via Armenian մոխիր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմոխիրash
2Old Armenianմոխիրash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European am- →Every word from Old Armenian ամամ →Every word from Old Armenian աման →