Where does “ծնկոսկր” come from?

ծնկոսկր (Armenian) comes from Armenian ծունկ, from Old Armenian ծունգք, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónwih₁, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

ծնկոսկր (Armenian): kneecap, patella

Definitions

  1. kneecap, patella

Ancestry of “ծնկոսկր”, step by step

ծնկոսկր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ծունկ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianծունկknee
2Old Armenianծունգքknee; knot; a kind of Armenian note
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónwih₁—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

via Armenian ոսկր

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianոսկրAlternative form of ոսկոր; bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónwih₁ →Every word from Old Armenian ծունգք →