Where does “մէն” come from?
մէն (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մեյն-, from Old Armenian միայն, from Old Armenian այն, from Old Armenian նո-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nós.
մէն (Old Armenian): one, only, sole; alone; only, solely
Definitions
- one, only, sole; alone; only, solely
Ancestry of “մէն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մեյն- | — |
| 2 | Old Armenian | միայն | only, sole, singular; alone, lonely; simple,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | այն | that |
| 4 | Old Armenian | նո- | that |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nós | — |