Where does “ատամնաբույժ” come from?
ատամնաբույժ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ատամ, from Old Armenian ատամն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
ատամնաբույժ (Armenian): dentist
Ancestry of “ատամնաբույժ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ատամ | tooth; cog; prong |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ատամն | tooth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |