Where does “ալոճենի” come from?
ալոճենի (Armenian) comes from Armenian ալոճ, from Middle Armenian ալոճ, from Ottoman Turkish آلوج, from Classical Persian آلوچه, from Persian آلو, from Urdu آلو, from Sanskrit आलुक, from Sanskrit आलु — root.
ալոճենի (Armenian): hawthorn
Ancestry of “ալոճենի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ալոճ | haw, fruit of hawthorn |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | ալոճ | hawthorn |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | آلوج | — |
| 4 | Classical Persian | آلوچه | — |
| 5 | Persian | آلو | plum, prune; potato |
| 6 | Urdu | آلو | potato; plum, prune |
| 7 | Sanskrit | आलुक | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | आलु | an edible root; potato |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHlu- | root |