Where does “տարօրինակ” come from?
տարօրինակ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian տարօրինակ, from Ancient Greek παράνομος, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
տարօրինակ (Armenian): strange, weird, odd
Ancestry of “տարօրինակ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | տարօրինակ | unlike, dissimilar, unequal, extraordinary,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παράνομος | acting contrary to law and custom, lawless,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |