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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianլիճlake
2Old Armenianլիճlake freshwater or saltwater; pond
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēgyeh₂
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak

via Armenian շեն

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianշենinhabited, peopled; undamaged, intact, unharmed;...
2Old Armenianշէնinhabited place; village, hamlet; inhabitation;...
3Middle Iranianšēn

Words derived from “Լճաշեն

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leg-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēgyeh₂Every word from Old Armenian լիճ
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