Where does “մարթանք” come from?

մարթանք (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մարթանամ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

մարթանք (Old Armenian): stratagem; means, expedient, resource, remedy;...

Definitions

  1. stratagem; means, expedient, resource, remedy;...

Ancestry of “մարթանք”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianմարթանամAlternative form of մարթեմ
2Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
4Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Armenian ան- →