Where does “օմբուդսմեն” come from?
օմբուդսմեն (Armenian) comes from Russian омбудсме́н, from English ombudsman, from Swedish ombudsman, from Old Norse umboðsmaðr, from Old Norse umboð, from Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
օմբուդսմեն (Armenian): ombudsman
Definitions
- ombudsman
Ancestry of “օմբուդսմեն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | омбудсме́н | ombudsman (official who investigates complaints) |
| 2 | English | ombudsman | An appointed official whose duty is to... |
| 3 | Swedish | ombudsman | ombudsman |
| 4 | Old Norse | umboðsmaðr | commissary, steward |
| 5 | Old Norse | umboð | commission |
| 6 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |