Where does “ծխանռնակ” come from?
ծխանռնակ (Armenian) comes from Armenian նռնակ, from French grenade, from Old French grenate, from Old French pomme grenate, from Italian pom granat, from Medieval Latin pomum granatum, from Latin pōmum, from Latin pōmus — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.
ծխանռնակ (Armenian): smoke grenade
Definitions
- smoke grenade
Ancestry of “ծխանռնակ”, step by step
ծխանռնակ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian նռնակ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | նռնակ | grenade, hand grenade |
| 2 | French | grenade | pomegranate; grenade; insignia, badge |
| 3 | Old French | grenate | pomegranate |
| 4 | Old French | pomme grenate | pomegranate |
| 5 | Italian | pom granat | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | pomum granatum | seeded fruit; grainy apple; pomegranate |
| 7 | Latin | pōmum | any type of fruit (applied to apples, cherries, nuts, berries, figs, dates, etc.) |
| 8 | Latin | pōmus | fruit |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poomos | fruit |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂po-h₁ém-os | taken off |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |