Where does “գայլաձուկ” come from?

գայլաձուկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian գայլ, from Old Armenian գայլ, from Proto-Indo-European waylos, from Proto-Indo-European wáy, from Proto-Indo-European uwáy — to see oneself.

գայլաձուկ (Armenian): pike

Definitions

  1. pike

Ancestry of “գայլաձուկ”, step by step

գայլաձուկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian գայլ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգայլwolf
2Old Armenianգայլwolf; muzzle, cover for nose and mouth, bit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwayloswolf; howler
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwáyoh!; ah!; woe!
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuwáyto see oneself

via Armenian ձուկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianձուկfish; calf muscle; a lightning flashing far on...
2Old Armenianձուկնfish; Pisces
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰu-fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uwáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wáy →Every word from Proto-Indo-European waylos →