Where does “մեծանուն” come from?
մեծանուն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
մեծանուն (Old Armenian): very renowned, famous, illustrious, celebrated,...
Definitions
- very renowned, famous, illustrious, celebrated,...
Ancestry of “մեծանուն”, step by step
մեծանուն 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 անուն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | անուն | name; renown, glory, reputation, honor, title;... |
| 2 | Proto-Armenian | anuwn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃néh₃mn | — |
Words derived from “մեծանուն”