Where does “ծնոտ” come from?

ծնոտ (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ծնօտ, from Old Armenian ծին-աւտ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

ծնոտ (Armenian): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “ծնոտ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianծնօտjaw; an edge, brim of something; decorations on...
2Old Armenianծին-աւտ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Old Armenian ծին-աւտ →Every word from Old Armenian ծնօտ →