Where does “ասպականի” come from?
ասպականի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ասպականի, from Old Armenian ասպակ, from Middle Median aspak, from Old Median σπάκα, from Proto-Iranian cwā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćwā́, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
ասպականի (Armenian): pack of hunting dogs
Ancestry of “ասպականի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | ասպականի | pack of hunting dogs; huntsman, hunter |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ասպակ | dog |
| 3 | Middle Median | aspak | — |
| 4 | Old Median | σπάκα | bitch |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | cwā́ | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćwā́ | dog |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |