Where does “եղունգկտրիչ” come from?

եղունգկտրիչ (Armenian) comes from Armenian եղունգ, from Old Armenian եղունգն, from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- — claw, nail; nail.

եղունգկտրիչ (Armenian): nail clipper, nail cutter

Definitions

  1. nail clipper, nail cutter

Ancestry of “եղունգկտրիչ”, step by step

եղունգկտրիչ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian եղունգ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianեղունգnail
2Old Armenianեղունգնnail; claw, talon; hoof; an instrument of a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail

via Armenian կտրել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianկտրելto cut; to divide into parts; to cut off, to clip
2Old Armenianկտրեմto cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃nogʰ- →Every word from Old Armenian եղունգն →Every word from Armenian եղունգ →