Where does “աման” come from?

աման (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աման, from Old Armenian ամամ, from Proto-Indo-European am- — to fill; mother, aunt.

աման (Middle Armenian): vessel, container; tortoiseshell

Definitions

  1. vessel, container; tortoiseshell

Ancestry of “աման”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianամանvessel, container
2Old Armenianամամto fill; to put in a vessel or bag, to bag; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanam-to fill; mother, aunt

Words derived from “աման”

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