Where does “ընդ” come from?

ընդ (Old Armenian) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

ընդ (Old Armenian): in the place, instead of; for; with; to, in the...

Definitions

  1. in the place, instead of; for; with; to, in the...

Ancestry of “ընդ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “ընդ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →