Where does “մսագործ” come from?
մսագործ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մսագործ, from Old Armenian միս, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.
մսագործ (Armenian): butcher
Ancestry of “մսագործ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | մսագործ | butcher |
| 2 | Old Armenian | միս | flesh; meat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |