Where does “նախամայր” come from?
նախամայր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian մայր, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
նախամայր (Old Armenian): our first mother, the mother of mankind, Eve; the...
Definitions
- our first mother, the mother of mankind, Eve; the...
Ancestry of “նախամայր”, step by step
նախամայր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian մայր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | մայր | mother; mother, author, cause, source, spring,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Old Armenian նախ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | նախ | first; firstly, in the first place, at first |