Where does “գետնասունկ” come from?

գետնասունկ (Armenian) comes from Armenian սունկ, from Old Armenian սունկ, from Old Armenian սունկն — tree-mushroom; mushroom-like abscess.

գետնասունկ (Armenian): truffle edible fungus of the genus Tuber

Definitions

  1. truffle edible fungus of the genus Tuber

Ancestry of “գետնասունկ”, step by step

գետնասունկ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian սունկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianսունկmushroom
2Old ArmenianսունկAlternative form of սունկն
3Old Armenianսունկնtree-mushroom; mushroom-like abscess

via Armenian գետին

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգետինground, earth, soil
2Old Armenianգետինground, earth, soil, land, place
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