Where does “արեւածաղիկ” come from?

արեւածաղիկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian արեւ, from Old Armenian արեւ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rewi- — sun, sunshine.

արեւածաղիկ (Armenian): sunflower; sunflower seed

Definitions

  1. sunflower; sunflower seed

Ancestry of “արեւածաղիկ”, step by step

արեւածաղիկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian արեւ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianարեւthe sun
2Old Armenianարեւthe sun; the light of the sun; life, day
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rewi-sun, sunshine

via Armenian ծաղիկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianծաղիկflower; the pick, the cream, the best part;...
2Old Armenianծաղիկflower; smallpox; beauty, youth, bloom
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