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Where does “թեւճակ” come from?

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

թեւճակ (Armenian): oar; tennis racket; fastening bar

Definitions

  1. oar; tennis racket; fastening bar

Ancestry of “թեւճակ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթեւճակoar
2Old Armenianթեւwing; arm of a human; flight, rush, dash
3Proto-Indo-Europeanptewo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →