Where does “մեծաքիթ” come from?
մեծաքիթ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեծ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
մեծաքիթ (Old Armenian): big-nosed
Definitions
- big-nosed
Ancestry of “մեծաքիթ”, step by step
մեծաքիթ 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 քիթ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | քիթ | nose, snout, muzzle; edge of a pointed object |