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
Ancestry of “ծնկոսկր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | ծունկ | knee |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ծունգք | knee; knot; a kind of Armenian note |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónwih₁ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |