Where does “թոխում” come from?
թոխում (Armenian) comes from Ottoman Turkish توخوم, from Persian تخم, from Proto-Indo-European tewk-, from Proto-Indo-European tew- — to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;...
թոխում (Armenian): cum, sperm
Ancestry of “թոխում”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | توخوم | — |
| 2 | Persian | تخم | seed, grain; sperm, semen; ovum, egg |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tewk- | germ, seed, sprout, offspring |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tew- | to be attentive in a friendly manner; to swell;... |