Where does “լուսին” come from?

լուսին (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian լուսին, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

լուսին (Armenian): moon

Definitions

  1. moon

Ancestry of “լուսին”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianլուսինmoon; month; horseshoe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂ →