Where does “թեփամողես” come from?

թեփամողես (Armenian) comes from Armenian թեփ, from Old Armenian թեփ — husk; bran; scale of a fish.

թեփամողես (Armenian): pangolin

Definitions

  1. pangolin

Ancestry of “թեփամողես”, step by step

թեփամողես traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian թեփ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթեփhusk dry outer covering of grains; bran
2Old Armenianթեփhusk; bran; scale of a fish

via Armenian մողես

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianմողեսlizard
2Old Armenianմողէզlizard
Every word from Old Armenian թեփ →Every word from Armenian թեփ →