Where does “պարմեզան” come from?
պարմեզան (Armenian) comes from Russian пармеза́н, from French parmesan, from German Parmesan, from Italian parmigiano, from Italian Parma, from Latin Parma, from Latin parmula, from Latin palma — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
պարմեզան (Armenian): parmesan
Ancestry of “պարմեզան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пармеза́н | — |
| 2 | French | parmesan | Parmesan |
| 3 | German | Parmesan | parmesan |
| 4 | Italian | parmigiano | Of, or relating to Parma, its inhabitants or... |
| 5 | Italian | Parma | — |
| 6 | Latin | Parma | — |
| 7 | Latin | parmula | a small round shield |
| 8 | Latin | palma | palm of the hand, hand; blade of an oar; palm... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pəlmā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₂meh₂ | palm, hand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | plh₂m- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |