Where does “ատամ” come from?

ատամ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ատամն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ատամ (Armenian): tooth; cog; prong

Definitions

  1. tooth; cog; prong

Ancestry of “ատամ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianատամնtooth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “ատամ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Old Armenian ատամն →
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