Where does “զուգաբարձ” come from?
զուգաբարձ (Armenian) comes from Armenian զույգ, from Old Armenian զոյգ, from Classical Syriac ܙܘܓܐ, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
զուգաբարձ (Armenian): isosceles
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Ancestry of “զուգաբարձ”, step by step
զուգաբարձ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian զույգ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | զույգ | pair, couple; twin; forming a pair |
| 2 | Old Armenian | զոյգ | yoke, pair, couple; two- or four-horse chariot;... |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܙܘܓܐ | yoke, pair, couple; two-horse chariot;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via Armenian բարձ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | բարձ | pillow; cushion; dignity, degree; base of a... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բարձ | pillow; cushion for sitting, considered a sign of... |
| 3 | Proto-Iranian | barjíš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰarȷ́ʰíš | pillow; bed or layer of grass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |