Where does “զուգել” come from?
զուգել (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian զուգել, from Old Armenian զուգեմ, 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.
զուգել (Armenian): to decorate, furnish, deck out
Definitions
- to decorate, furnish, deck out
Ancestry of “զուգել”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Armenian | զուգել | to make |
| 2 | Old Armenian | զուգեմ | to join |
| 3 | Old Armenian | զոյգ | yoke, pair, couple; two- or four-horse chariot;... |
| 4 | Classical Syriac | ܙܘܓܐ | yoke, pair, couple; two-horse chariot;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |