Where does “ծովախոզ” come from?
ծովախոզ (Armenian) comes from Armenian խոզ, from Middle Armenian խօզ, from Old Armenian խօզ — aquatic moss, duckweed or the like.
ծովախոզ (Armenian): porpoise, sea hog
Ancestry of “ծովախոզ”, step by step
ծովախոզ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian խոզ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | խոզ | pig; fat person; dirty, filthy person |
| 2 | Middle Armenian | խօզ | — |
| 3 | Old Armenian | խօզ | aquatic moss, duckweed or the like |
via Armenian ծով
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ծով | sea; big lake; large artificial body of water |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ծով | sea; large body of water; the molten sea in the... |
| 3 | Urartian | ?? | inland sea, large lake |