Where does “գոլորշի” come from?
գոլորշի (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian գոլորշի, from Old Armenian գոլոշի, from Old Armenian -շի, from Proto-Indo-European -iskhiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European -iyo-.
գոլորշի (Armenian): vapor; smoke
Ancestry of “գոլորշի”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | գոլորշի | Alternative form of գոլոշի |
| 2 | Old Armenian | գոլոշի | vapour, exhalation, smoke, expiration |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -շի | found in few words |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskhiyo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iyo- | — |