Where does “անձուկ” come from?
անձուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ձուկ, from Old Armenian ձուկն, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰu- — fish.
անձուկ (Armenian): narrow, strait; constrained, straitened; desired,...
Definitions
- narrow, strait; constrained, straitened; desired,...
Ancestry of “անձուկ”, step by step
անձուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian ձուկ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ձուկ | fish; calf muscle; a lightning flashing far on... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ձուկն | fish; Pisces |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰu- | fish |
via Old Armenian անձուկ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | անձուկ | narrow, strait; difficult, tough; narrow passage,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |