Where does “մատանի” come from?

մատանի (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մատն, from Proto-Indo-European mh₁-d-, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

մատանի (Old Armenian): ring; signet-ring, seal, stamp; thimble

Definitions

  1. ring; signet-ring, seal, stamp; thimble

Ancestry of “մատանի”, step by step

մատանի traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian մատն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմատնfinger, toe; finger's breadth, inch; step of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₁-d-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Old Armenian ի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianիto, in the direction of, towards; with, by; for...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “մատանի”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₁-d- →Every word from Old Armenian մատն →