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Where does “մեկնեմ” come from?

մեկնեմ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեկին, from Old Armenian կին, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

մեկնեմ (Old Armenian): to divide, to separate, to isolate; to detach, to...

Definitions

  1. to divide, to separate, to isolate; to detach, to...

Ancestry of “մեկնեմ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianմեկինsingle, alone; clear, explained; only, solely
2Old Armenianկինwoman; wife, spouse
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
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