Where does “ծովածոց” come from?
ծովածոց (Armenian) comes from Armenian ծով, from Old Armenian ծով, from Urartian ?? — inland sea, large lake.
ծովածոց (Armenian): gulf, bay of a sea
Ancestry of “ծովածոց”, step by step
ծովածոց traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Armenian ծոց
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | ծոց | bosom; embrace, arms; gulf, bay |
| 2 | Old Armenian | ծոց | bosom, lap; cavity, hollow |