Where does “Նորատունկյան” come from?
Նորատունկյան (Armenian) comes from Armenian Նորատունկ, from Old Armenian նորատունկ, from Ancient Greek νεόφυτος, from Ancient Greek νεο-, from Ancient Greek νέος, from Latin fēlēs, from Hungarian fél, from Proto-Uralic pide.
Ancestry of “Նորատունկյան”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | Նորատունկ | newly-planted |
| 2 | Old Armenian | նորատունկ | newly-planted |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | νεόφυτος | newly planted |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νεο- | new |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νέος | young; youthful; new, fresh |
| 6 | Latin | fēlēs | cat |
| 7 | Hungarian | fél | to fear, to be afraid of something; to fear... |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | pide | tall |
| 9 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 10 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 11 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |