Where does “մայրասպան” come from?
մայրասպան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մայր, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
մայրասպան (Old Armenian): matricidal
Definitions
- matricidal
Ancestry of “մայրասպան”, step by step
մայրասպան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian մայր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մայր | mother; mother, author, cause, source, spring,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Old Armenian սպանանեմ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | սպանանեմ | to kill, to slay, to put to death, to take away... |