Where does “անդամ” come from?
անդամ (Middle Armenian) comes from Old Armenian անդամ, from Middle Iranian andām, from Proto-Iranian hamdaHma, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
անդամ (Middle Armenian): limb, member; thighbone, femur
Definitions
- limb, member; thighbone, femur
Ancestry of “անդամ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | անդամ | limb, member; the whole body |
| 2 | Middle Iranian | andām | — |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | hamdaHma | member, limb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “անդամ”