Where does “թիթեղ” come from?

թիթեղ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian թիթեղն, from Proto-Indo-European ptel-, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

թիթեղ (Armenian): thin sheet of metal; tin, tin plate

Definitions

  1. thin sheet of metal; tin, tin plate

Ancestry of “թիթեղ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianթիթեղնthin sheet of gold or other metal, lamina; plate,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanptel-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “թիթեղ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ptel- →Every word from Old Armenian թիթեղն →