Where does “թեւ” come from?

թեւ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թեւ, from Proto-Indo-European ptewo-, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

թեւ (Armenian): wing; arm of a human; fin of a fish

Definitions

  1. wing; arm of a human; fin of a fish

Ancestry of “թեւ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթեւwing; arm of a human; flight, rush, dash
2Proto-Indo-Europeanptewo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ptewo- →Every word from Old Armenian թեւ →