Where does “փոքրամասնություն” come from?

փոքրամասնություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian փոքր, from Old Armenian փոքր, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

փոքրամասնություն (Armenian): minority subgroup that does not form a numerical majority

Definitions

  1. minority subgroup that does not form a numerical majority

Ancestry of “փոքրամասնություն”, step by step

փոքրամասնություն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian փոքր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianփոքրsmall, little; younger, junior; little
2Old Armenianփոքրlittle, small; few; inconsiderable, trifling;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Armenian մաս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմասpart, piece; bit, morsel; share, lot, portion;...
2Old Armenianմասնpart; bit, piece, morsel; share, portion; lot,...
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