Where does “մեծանձն” come from?
մեծանձն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
մեծանձն (Old Armenian): of lofty stature, tall; corpulent; magnanimous,...
Definitions
- of lofty stature, tall; corpulent; magnanimous,...
Ancestry of “մեծանձն”, step by step
մեծանձն 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 անձն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | անձն | person; soul; mind; heart; -self: myself,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁-ǵʰ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |