Where does “զուգաձայն” come from?
զուգաձայն (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.
զուգաձայն (Armenian): isogloss
Ancestry of “զուգաձայն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |