Where does “ստորգետնյա” come from?
ստորգետնյա (Armenian) comes from Armenian ստոր-, from Old Armenian ստոր, from Proto-Indo-European postor-, from Proto-Indo-European pos — by, about, around, beside.
ստորգետնյա (Armenian): underground
Ancestry of “ստորգետնյա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ստոր- | sub-, hypo-, under- |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ստոր | bottom, the lower part; bottom, lower |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | postor- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pos | by, about, around, beside |