Where does “մտավորական” come from?
մտավորական (Armenian) comes from Armenian մտավոր, from Old Armenian մտաւոր, from Old Armenian միտ, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
մտավորական (Armenian): intellectual
Ancestry of “մտավորական”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | մտավոր | intellectual, mental |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մտաւոր | intellectual, intellective, spiritual;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | միտ | mind, intellect, understanding; sense, judgement,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
Words derived from “մտավորական”