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Where does “մածուն” come from?

մածուն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մածնում, from Old Armenian -ուն, from Proto-Indo-European -o-mno-, from Proto-Indo-European -o-meno- — adverbial suffix of neuter gender.

մածուն (Old Armenian): curds, curdled milk, clotted cream

Definitions

  1. curds, curdled milk, clotted cream

Ancestry of “մածուն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմածնումto be glued, to stick or cling to, to adhere; to...
2Old Armenian-ունforming adjectives from verbs and rarely from...
3Proto-Indo-European-o-mno-—
4Proto-Indo-European-o-meno-adverbial suffix of neuter gender

Words derived from “մածուն”

  • matzoon
  • matsoni
  • matzol
  • мацони
  • մածնաբրդոշ
  • մածուն
  • მაწონი
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -o-meno- →