Where does “քիմիական” come from?
քիմիական (Armenian) comes from Armenian քիմիա, from Old Armenian քիմիա, from Persian کیمیا, from Arabic كِيمِيَاء, from Ancient Greek χυμεία, from Ancient Greek χύμα, from Ancient Greek -μᾰ, from Proto-Indo-European -mn̥ — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
քիմիական (Armenian): chemical
Ancestry of “քիմիական”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | քիմիա | chemistry |
| 2 | Old Armenian | քիմիա | chemistry; alchemy |
| 3 | Persian | کیمیا | alchemy; elixir; chemistry |
| 4 | Arabic | كِيمِيَاء | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χυμεία | art of alloying metals, alchemy |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χύμα | that which is poured out or flows, fluid; ingot,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |