Where does “աստուածածանօթ” come from?
աստուածածանօթ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ծանօթ, from Old Armenian ճանաչեմ, from Old Armenian ծանաչեմ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₃sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
աստուածածանօթ (Old Armenian): having the knowledge of God
Definitions
- having the knowledge of God
Ancestry of “աստուածածանօթ”, step by step
աստուածածանօթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian ծանօթ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ծանօթ | known person, acquaintance, relative; indication,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ճանաչեմ | to know to recognize; to be acquainted, to be... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | ծանաչեմ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Old Armenian աստուած
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | աստուած | idol, false god, pagan god; God of Christianity |
| 2 | Undetermined | Aššu-Tiwaz | good deity/lord, good Sun-god, good dawn/day or... |