Where does “օձամարտ” come from?
օձամարտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian օձամարտ, from Old Armenian մարտնչիմ, from Old Armenian մարտ, from Ancient Greek Μάρτιος, from Latin Mārtius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
օձամարտ (Armenian): fighting against snakes
Ancestry of “օձամարտ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | օձամարտ | inimical to serpents; an animal fighting the... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մարտնչիմ | to fight, to combat, to make war, to engage in... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | մարտ | war, battle, combat; wrestling; dispute, quarrel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μάρτιος | — |
| 5 | Latin | Mārtius | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |