Where does “Կարթաձուկ” come from?
Կարթաձուկ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կարթաձուկն, from Old Armenian կարթ, from Proto-Armenian kar(p)tʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European gr(b)-ti-, from Proto-Indo-European ger-b- — to bend.
Կարթաձուկ (Armenian): Cancer
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Կարթաձուկ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կարթաձուկն | Cancer |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կարթ | fishhook, fishing hook; hook-like projection on... |
| 3 | Proto-Armenian | kar(p)tʰi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gr(b)-ti- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger-b- | to bend |