Where does “աբեթասունկ” come from?

աբեթասունկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian սունկ, from Old Armenian սունկ, from Old Armenian սունկն — tree-mushroom; mushroom-like abscess.

աբեթասունկ (Armenian): Any of various fungi of the obsolete order...

Definitions

  1. Any of various fungi of the obsolete order...

Ancestry of “աբեթասունկ”, step by step

աբեթասունկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սունկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսունկmushroom
2Old ArmenianսունկAlternative form of սունկն
3Old Armenianսունկնtree-mushroom; mushroom-like abscess

via Armenian աբեթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաբեթtinder, amadou; Synonym of աբեթասունկ
2Middle Armenianաբեթtinder, amadou
3Georgianაბედიtinder, touchwood; amadou; canker
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