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

Definitions

  1. intellectual

Ancestry of “մտավորական”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմտավորintellectual, mental
2Old Armenianմտաւորintellectual, intellective, spiritual;...
3Old Armenianմիտmind, intellect, understanding; sense, judgement,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “մտավորական”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Old Armenian միտ →