Where does “մատան-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “մատան-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմատնfinger, toe; finger's breadth, inch; step of a...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₁-d-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₁-d- →Every word from Old Armenian մատն →