Where does “մոլորակ” come from?
մոլորակ (Old Armenian) comes from Ancient Greek πλανήτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
մոլորակ (Old Armenian): planet, wandering star
Definitions
- planet, wandering star
Ancestry of “մոլորակ”, step by step
մոլորակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πλανήτης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πλανήτης | wanderer, vagabond; planet; a fever that comes in... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Old Armenian մոլորիմ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մոլորիմ | to go out of one's way, to ramble, to rove, to... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | մոլիմ | to become mad, to lose one's senses; to be in a... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | մեղ | sin, crime |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |