Where does “ამაო” come from?

ამაო (Georgian) comes from Old Georgian ამაოჲ, from Old Armenian ամայի, from Old Armenian ամամ, from Proto-Indo-European am- — to fill; mother, aunt.

ამაო (Georgian): futile, nugatory, otiose, vain

Definitions

  1. futile, nugatory, otiose, vain

Ancestry of “ამაო”, step by step

ამაო traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Georgian ამაოჲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianამაოჲ—
2Old Armenianամայիdesert, uninhabited, deserted, uninhabitable,...
3Old Armenianամամto fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanam-to fill; mother, aunt

via Old Georgian ამავოჲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Georgianამავოჲ—

Words derived from “ამაო”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European am- →Every word from Old Armenian ամամ →Every word from Old Armenian ամայի →