Where does “ժանտաքիս” come from?

ժանտաքիս (Armenian) comes from Armenian աքիս, from Old Armenian աքիս — weasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis".

ժանտաքիս (Armenian): polecat

Definitions

  1. polecat

Ancestry of “ժանտաքիս”, step by step

ժանտաքիս traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian աքիս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"
2Old Armenianաքիսweasel, least weasel, "Mustela nivalis"

via Armenian ժանտ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianժանտmerciless, cruel; harsh, relentless; evil;...
2Old Armenianժանտ—
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