Where does “թնդանոթ” come from?

թնդանոթ (Armenian) comes from Armenian թնդալ, from Old Armenian թնդամ, from Proto-Indo-European tu-n-d-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

թնդանոթ (Armenian): cannon

Definitions

  1. cannon

Ancestry of “թնդանոթ”, step by step

թնդանոթ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian թնդալ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianթնդալto rumble, to rattle, to thunder
2Old Armenianթնդամto rumble, to rattle, to thunder; to shudder, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantu-n-d-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud

via Armenian անոթ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianանոթvessel, container, receptacle
2Old Armenianանօթ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu-n-d- →