Where does “գանգաթիթեռ” come from?

գանգաթիթեռ (Armenian) comes from Armenian թիթեռ, from Old Armenian թիթեռն, from Proto-Indo-European ptēr-, from Proto-Indo-European pter- — wing, feather; feather; wing; wing; feather.

գանգաթիթեռ (Armenian): Acherontia atropos

Definitions

  1. Acherontia atropos

Ancestry of “գանգաթիթեռ”, step by step

գանգաթիթեռ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian թիթեռ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթիթեռbutterfly
2Old Armenianթիթեռնbutterfly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanptēr-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpter-wing, feather; feather; wing; wing; feather

via Armenian գանգ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգանգskull, cranium
2Old Armenianգանգskull, cranium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ptēr- →Every word from Old Armenian թիթեռն →