Where does “գետաձի” come from?

գետաձի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գետաձի, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος, from Ancient Greek ἵππος, from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

գետաձի (Armenian): hippopotamus

Definitions

  1. hippopotamus

Ancestry of “գետաձի”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianգետաձիhippopotamus
2Ancient Greekἱπποπόταμοςhippopotamus
3Ancient Greekἵπποςa horse, a mare; cavalry, horsemen
4Proto-Hellenicíkkʷoshorse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic íkkʷos →