Where does “լուսացույց” come from?

լուսացույց (Armenian) comes from Armenian ցուցանել, from Old Armenian ցուցանեմ, from Old Armenian ան-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

լուսացույց (Armenian): traffic light

Definitions

  1. traffic light

Ancestry of “լուսացույց”, step by step

լուսացույց traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ցուցանել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianցուցանելto show
2Old Armenianցուցանեմto show, to indicate, to designate, to point out;...
3Old Armenianան-a privative prefix, without, -less, un-, dis-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →Every word from Old Armenian ան- →