Where does “տղամարդ” come from?
տղամարդ (Armenian) comes from Armenian տղա, from Old Armenian տղայ, from Classical Syriac ܛܠܝܐ, from Proto-Semitic ṭalay-.
տղամարդ (Armenian): man, adult male
Ancestry of “տղամարդ”, step by step
տղամարդ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian տղա
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | տղա | boy; son; child, baby |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տղայ | infant, baby, child; stripling, youth, lad;... |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܛܠܝܐ | young, youthful, childish; new, recent, latest,... |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | ṭalay- | — |
via Armenian մարդ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | մարդ | human being, person; man, adult male; husband |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մարդ | man; mortal; the human race |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |