Where does “աղվամազ” come from?

աղվամազ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian աղուամազ, from Old Armenian աղու, from Old Armenian -ու, from Proto-Indo-European -usyā, from Proto-Indo-European -wes.

աղվամազ (Armenian): soft hair, fluff; down

Definitions

  1. soft hair, fluff; down

Ancestry of “աղվամազ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianաղուամազsoft hair, down
2Old Armenianաղուsoft, sweet, agreeable, affable; delicious,...
3Old Armenian-ուForming adjectives; found in a few words, such as...
4Proto-Indo-European-usyā—
5Proto-Indo-European-wes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wes →Every word from Old Armenian -ու →Every word from Old Armenian աղու →