Where does “մսաղաց” come from?

մսաղաց (Armenian) comes from Armenian միս, 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-.

մսաղաց (Armenian): meatgrinder

Definitions

  1. meatgrinder

Ancestry of “մսաղաց”, step by step

մսաղաց traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian միս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմիսmeat; flesh; pulp
2Old Armenianմիսflesh; meat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

via Armenian աղալ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաղալto grind, to mill
2Old Armenianաղամto grind; to pound, to reduce to powder; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elh₁-to grind; heat; ground
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →