Where does “մարդակեր” come from?
մարդակեր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ուտեմ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ōd-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
մարդակեր (Old Armenian): cannibal, man-eater
Ancestry of “մարդակեր”, step by step
մարդակեր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian ուտեմ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ուտեմ | to eat; to run through, to squander, to eat up,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ōd- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Old Armenian մարդ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մարդ | man; mortal; the human race |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
Words derived from “մարդակեր”