Where does “եղինջ” come from?

եղինջ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian եղիճ, from Ancient Greek κνίδη, from Ancient Greek κνίζω, from Proto-Indo-European kneyd-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

եղինջ (Armenian): nettle

Definitions

  1. nettle

Ancestry of “եղինջ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianեղիճnettle, "Urtica"; a kind of a shellfish
2Ancient Greekκνίδηstinging nettle; sea anemone in the genus...
3Ancient Greekκνίζωto scratch, gash; to pound, chop up or grate; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankneyd-to scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneyd- →Every word from Ancient Greek κνίζω →