Where does “Լճաշեն” come from?
Լճաշեն (Armenian) comes from Armenian լիճ, from Old Armenian լիճ, from Proto-Indo-European lēgyeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European leg- — to leak.
Ancestry of “Լճաշեն”, step by step
Լճաշեն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian լիճ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | լիճ | lake |
| 2 | Old Armenian | լիճ | lake freshwater or saltwater; pond |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lēgyeh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leg- | to leak |
via Armenian շեն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | շեն | inhabited, peopled; undamaged, intact, unharmed;... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | շէն | inhabited place; village, hamlet; inhabitation;... |
| 3 | Middle Iranian | šēn | — |
Words derived from “Լճաշեն”