Where does “Proto-Armenian” come from?
Proto-Armenian (English) comes from English proto, from English proto-, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Proto-Armenian (English): The reconstructed ancestor of the Armenian language
Definitions
- The reconstructed ancestor of the Armenian language
Ancestry of “Proto-Armenian”, step by step
Proto-Armenian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English proto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | proto | Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of... |
| 2 | English | proto- | first; most recent common ancestor of; Relating... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English armenian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | armenian | Of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armenian language, or the Armenian alphabet |
| 2 | English | Armenia | Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran |
| 3 | Latin | Armenia | Armenia |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀρμενία | inflection of Ἀρμένιος : ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 | — |