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
Ancestry of “աղվամազ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | աղուամազ | soft hair, down |
| 2 | Old Armenian | աղու | soft, sweet, agreeable, affable; delicious,... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ու | Forming adjectives; found in a few words, such as... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -usyā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wes | — |