Where does “ლამუსი” come from?
ლამუსი (Mingrelian) comes from Georgian ნამუსი, from Ottoman Turkish ناموس, from Arabic نَامُوس, from Classical Syriac ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ, from Ancient Greek νόμος, from Ancient Greek νέμω, from Proto-Indo-European némos, from Proto-Indo-European nem- — to distribute; to give, to take.
ლამუსი (Mingrelian): conscience
Definitions
- conscience
Ancestry of “ლამუსი”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgian | ნამუსი | conscience |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | ناموس | confidant, a person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets, especially an intimate of a great personage |
| 3 | Arabic | نَامُوس | {{w|namus}} |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܢܳܡܘܿܣܳܐ | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νόμος | usage, custom; law, ordinance; melody, strain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | νέμω | to deal out, distribute, dispense; to pasture or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | némos | sacrifice, worship; place of sacrifice, clearing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nem- | to distribute; to give, to take |