Where does “լուսազդանշան” come from?

լուսազդանշան (Armenian) comes from Armenian լույս, from Old Armenian լոյս, from Proto-Indo-European lewkós, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

լուսազդանշան (Armenian): semaphore

Definitions

  1. semaphore

Ancestry of “լուսազդանշան”, step by step

լուսազդանշան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian լույս

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianլույսlight; dawn, daybreak; electricity, power
2Old Armenianլոյսlight; brightness, splendour; fire; illumination;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkósbright; shining
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Armenian ազդանշան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianազդանշանsignal, alarm, distress call
2Armenian-ա-far; to know
3Middle Armenian-ա-—
4Old Armenian-ա-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewkós →Every word from Old Armenian լոյս →