Where does “апс” come from?

апс (Abaza) comes from Armenian ափսե, from Old Armenian ափսէ, from Ancient Greek ἁψίς, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

апс (Abaza): wooden plate

Definitions

  1. wooden plate

Ancestry of “апс”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianափսեplate; tray
2Old Armenianափսէmetal dish, disc
3Ancient Greekἁψίςnet, mesh; wheel, hoop, disc; Any curved form:...
4Ancient Greek-σῐς"suffix forming nouns"
5Ancient Greek-τιςretained after dentals
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Ancient Greek -σῐςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἁψίς
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