Where does “նամուս” come from?
նամուս (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian նամուս, from Ottoman Turkish ناموس, from Arabic نَامُوس, from Classical Syriac ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
նամուս (Armenian): honour
Definitions
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Ancestry of “նամուս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | նամուս | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ناموس | confidant, a person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets, especially an intimate of a great personage |
| 3 | Arabic | نَامُوس | {{w|namus}} |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |