Where does “մեծաբեռն” come from?
մեծաբեռն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
մեծաբեռն (Old Armenian): heavy
Ancestry of “մեծաբեռն”, step by step
մեծաբեռն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian մեծ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մեծ | great; large, big; strong, powerful, mighty;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ան- | a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Old Armenian բեռն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | բեռն | burden, load, weight; cargo; bale; duty |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerno- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “մեծաբեռն”