Where does “մայրաքաղաք” come from?

մայրաքաղաք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մայր, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

մայրաքաղաք (Old Armenian): metropolis, capital

Definitions

  1. metropolis, capital

Ancestry of “մայրաքաղաք”, step by step

մայրաքաղաք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian մայր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմայրmother; mother, author, cause, source, spring,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Old Armenian քաղաք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianքաղաքcity, town

Words derived from “մայրաքաղաք”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Old Armenian մայր →