Where does “ծյոծյա” come from?

ծյոծյա (Armenian) comes from Russian тётя, from Old East Slavic тета, from Proto-Slavic teta — aunt.

ծյոծյա (Armenian): woman, lady (middle-aged or older)

Definitions

  1. woman, lady (middle-aged or older)

Ancestry of “ծյոծյա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтётяaunt; woman, lady; auntie
2Old East Slavicтета
3Proto-Slavictetaaunt
Every word from Proto-Slavic tetaEvery word from Old East Slavic тетаEvery word from Russian тётя
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