Where does “սերմնաբջիջ” come from?
սերմնաբջիջ (Armenian) comes from Armenian սերմ, from Old Armenian սերմն, from Old Armenian սերիմ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
սերմնաբջիջ (Armenian): spermatozoon, sperm cell, sperm
Definitions
- spermatozoon, sperm cell, sperm
Ancestry of “սերմնաբջիջ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | սերմ | seed; semen, sperm |
| 2 | Old Armenian | սերմն | seed, grain; berry; corn, pulse, etc; progeny,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | սերիմ | be born |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |