Where does “լանջ” come from?

լանջ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լանջք, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ln̥gʷʰ-yeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

լանջ (Armenian): breast; mountain slope

Definitions

  1. breast; mountain slope

Ancestry of “լանջ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianլանջքbreast; mountain slope
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ln̥gʷʰ-yeh₂-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ln̥gʷʰ-yeh₂- →Every word from Old Armenian լանջք →