Where does “ծո” come from?

ծո (Armenian) comes from Middle Armenian ծօ, from Old Armenian ծօլա, from Old Georgian წული, from Proto-Kartvelian *c̣₁ul- — baby, child.

ծո (Armenian): used to address or call a familiar person, traditionally a male, often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority or annoyance

Definitions

  1. used to address or call a familiar person, traditionally a male, often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority or annoyance

Ancestry of “ծո”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Armenianծօ
2Old Armenianծօլա
3Old Georgianწულიchild, son, daughter
4Proto-Kartvelian*c̣₁ul-baby, child
Every word from Proto-Kartvelian *c̣₁ul-Every word from Old Georgian წულიEvery word from Old Armenian ծօլա