Where does “այտամորուք” come from?

այտամորուք (Armenian) comes from Armenian այտ, from Old Armenian այտ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyd- — to swell; to swell; swelling, tumour, abscess.

այտամորուք (Armenian): sideburns

Definitions

  1. sideburns

Ancestry of “այտամորուք”, step by step

այտամորուք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian այտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianայտcheek
2Old Armenianայտcheek
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyd-to swell; to swell; swelling, tumour, abscess

via Armenian մորուք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմորուքbeard
2Old Armenianմօրուքbeard
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmoḱru-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyd- →Every word from Old Armenian այտ →Every word from Armenian այտ →