Where does “ասել” come from?

ասել (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ասեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- — to say.

ասել (Old Armenian): infinitive of ասեմ; infinitive of ասիմ

Definitions

  1. infinitive of ասեմ; infinitive of ասիմ

Ancestry of “ասել”, step by step

ասել traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ասեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianասեմto say, to express, to speak, to relate, to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ǵ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵ-to say

via Old Armenian ասիմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianասիմmediopassive of ասեմ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ǵ- →Every word from Old Armenian ասեմ →