Where does “մտոց” come from?
մտոց (Armenian) comes from Armenian մտնել, from Old Armenian մտանեմ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
մտոց (Armenian): manhole
Ancestry of “մտոց”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | մտնել | to enter |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մտանեմ | to enter, to go or come in, to introduce,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ան- | a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |