Where does “ստորակէտ” come from?
ստորակէտ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ստոր, from Proto-Indo-European postor-, from Proto-Indo-European pos — by, about, around, beside.
ստորակէտ (Old Armenian): comma
Ancestry of “ստորակէտ”, step by step
ստորակէտ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian ստոր
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | ստոր | bottom, the lower part; bottom, lower |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | postor- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pos | by, about, around, beside |
via Old Armenian կէտ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կէտ | whale; point, dot; goal, purpose; target |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |
Words derived from “ստորակէտ”