Where does “ծովապատնեշ” come from?

ծովապատնեշ (Armenian) comes from Armenian ծով, from Old Armenian ծով, from Urartian ?? — inland sea, large lake.

ծովապատնեշ (Armenian): breakwater construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside

Definitions

  1. breakwater construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside

Ancestry of “ծովապատնեշ”, step by step

ծովապատնեշ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian ծով

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianծովsea; big lake; large artificial body of water
2Old Armenianծովsea; large body of water; the molten sea in the...
3Urartian??inland sea, large lake

via Armenian պատնեշ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianպատնեշdam; dyke
Every word from Urartian ??Every word from Old Armenian ծովEvery word from Armenian ծով