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

Definitions

  1. dentist

Ancestry of “ատամնաբույժ”, step by step

ատամնաբույժ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ատամ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianատամtooth; cog; prong
2Old Armenianատամնtooth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Armenian բուժել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianբուժելto cure, to heal
2Old Armenianբուժեմto cure, heal; to deliver from, save from
3Old Armenianբոյժ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Old Armenian ատամն →